Embedded Software Engineer II

Orbit Fab

152d•Hybrid

About The Position

You would be responsible for developing embedded flight software and firmware to support a variety of upcoming Orbit Fab missions. You would perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process. Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle. A major emphasis will be on reliable software that will perform critical functions for a payload in orbit.

Requirements

BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school + 2 years experience in embedded flight software development OR
MS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school
Demonstrated applicable experience in embedded flight software development through professional roles or internships, including:
Bare metal C Programming.
Experience with developing code on ARM Cortex processors.
Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) or with Embedded Linux.
Low-level driver development (SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, etc.) for interfacing with hardware peripherals.
Experience integrating hardware actuators and sensors and performing hardware-in-the-loop development.
Experience writing test code in Python.
Experience working in a diverse, multidisciplinary team environment that includes business communication and diverse engineering disciplines.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be a U.S. Citizen/Person and able to successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Must be willing and able to work a hybrid schedule (3-5 days a week on site) out of our Lafayette, CO office.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of relevant industry experience in embedded flight software development.
Familiarity with software related to spacecraft command and telemetry handling.
Experience with radiation effects as well as writing software for radiation environments.
Experience with MATLAB, Python, and Linux.
Experience in a startup or agile development environment.
Experience with software development tools such as Git, Jira, Confluence.
Experience with FDIR and PIL/HWIL/SIL
Experience with CI/CD tools (Docker, pipelines/runners, static analysis, Github Actions)
Experience with CMake, Makefile, GNU ARM tool chain, Keill compiler and tools
Familiarity and expertise with control theory and closed loop hardware control.
Experience with motor control (stepper, brushless DC and/or servo)

Responsibilities

Develop critical flight software for Orbit Fab's technologies.
Architect, plan and implement firmware and software solutions for system communication, command, and telemetry to meet mission CONOPS.
Implement and test software to ensure compliance with systems requirements.
Assist in overall system design and development, providing input to key decisions and reviews from a flight software perspective.
Perform documentation of the structure and functionality of flight software.
Directly interact with the customers, both government and commercial.
Manage software project/tasks and interactions with contractors and vendors to meet the needs of the project.