Varda Space Industries
Spacecraft Firmware Engineer II
About this role
Varda seeks a Spacecraft Firmware Engineer II to develop and maintain mission-critical flight software for in-orbit spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules. You'll own the complete software lifecycle—from requirements and design through testing and operational support—working on safety-critical systems that control orbital vehicles.
What you'll do
- Develop embedded firmware in C++ for spacecraft control systems across bare metal, RTOS, and Linux platforms
- Lead full software development lifecycle including design, integration, testing, and verification/validation
- Capture requirements and perform design trade studies for open-ended spacecraft problems
- Build highly reliable and available systems with rigorous quality assurance practices
- Support flight operations and troubleshoot issues in deployed orbital systems
- Ensure software performance and system reliability through comprehensive testing methodologies
What they're looking for
- C++ with strong language fundamentals
- Real-time embedded systems and hardware/software integration
- Safety-critical software development (aerospace preferred)
- Software V&V and testing methodologies
- Operating systems and computer architecture knowledge
- Python or Rust (preferred)
- Data structures and computer networking
- Requirements capture and design documentation
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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 safety-critical firmware and how you ensured reliability in deployed systems.
- Walk us through a complex embedded systems problem you solved—what was your design approach and testing strategy?