Varda Space Industries
Space Flight Software Engineer II
About this role
Varda seeks a Flight Software Engineer II to develop reliable software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules operating in orbit. You'll own the complete software lifecycle from requirements and design through testing and flight operations for safety-critical systems.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain flight software for spacecraft and reentry capsule operations throughout mission lifecycle
- Write structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software in C++ for embedded processors
- Own full software development cycle including design, testing, integration, and verification
- Scope and define requirements for open-ended problems with design tradeoff analysis
- Perform software test, verification, and validation (V&V) to ensure system quality and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems and communicate technical solutions
What they're looking for
- C++ and embedded systems programming
- Safety-critical software development
- Real-time embedded systems and RTOS
- Software verification and validation (V&V)
- Spacecraft or aerospace software experience
- Python or Rust (preferred)
- Communication protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT)
- CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems (preferred)
Benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Stock options and/or long-term cash awards
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- On-site work environment in El Segundo, CA with production facility
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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 flight software for spacecraft or safety-critical systems. What was your role in the full development lifecycle?
- Walk us through how you approach designing and testing real-time embedded systems to ensure reliability in orbit.