Varda Space Industries
Space Embedded Linux Engineer, C++
About this role
Varda seeks an embedded Linux engineer in C++ to develop reliable flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules operating in low Earth orbit. You'll own the full software development lifecycle—from requirements and design through testing and orbital operations—for safety-critical systems that enable in-space manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain flight software for spacecraft and reentry capsule operations in orbit
- Write structured bare metal, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded software in C++
- Lead design, testing, integration, and verification/validation of safety-critical systems
- Capture requirements and conduct design trades for open-ended spacecraft problems
- Perform software test, verification, and validation to ensure system quality and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and solve technical challenges
What they're looking for
- C++ development with strong language fundamentals
- Embedded Linux and bare metal/RTOS programming
- Spacecraft or safety-critical software development (3+ years)
- Real-time embedded systems design and testing
- Software verification, validation, and test methodologies
- Requirements capture and systems design
- CCSDS telemetry/telecommand or F'/cFS frameworks (preferred)
- SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT communication protocols (preferred)
Benefits
- Stock options under Company Equity Incentive Plan
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- On-site work environment in El Segundo, CA with production facility access
- Collaborative team culture with space industry veterans
- Opportunity to work on mission-critical orbital infrastructure
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Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries builds commercial spacecraft and orbital manufacturing systems for missions in low Earth orbit, including reentry capsules and satellite buses. The company is hiring mission operations engineers, software engineers (ground segment, flight, and embedded), and manufacturing engineers to develop mission-critical systems, operational infrastructure, and scalable production capabilities.
- Website
- varda.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience developing software for spacecraft or safety-critical systems—what was your role and what safety standards did you follow?
- Walk us through a challenging embedded systems problem you solved; how did you approach debugging and verification?