Principal Flight Software Engineer

Intuitive Machines • Palo Alto, CA

2d • $146,000 - $280,000

About The Position

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is seeking a Principal Embedded Flight Software Engineer. The role is based in the company’s Palo Alto, California offices and may also be performed remotely within the United States, with periodic visits to Palo Alto. The engineer will work on challenging projects, including NASA’s Artemis program and the Power Propulsion Element.

The position focuses on developing embedded flight software and supporting its full product life cycle, from architecture and requirements through implementation, verification, and maintenance. The successful candidate will also help shape software processes and tools and serve as a subject matter expert in software domains, processes, and system-specific issues.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field; four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• 15 years of software development experience.
• Embedded C++ programming skills on multicore-processor architecture.
• VxWorks experience.
• Ability to travel to the Palo Alto, California office as needed.

Nice To Haves

• cFS experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software for embedded real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Develop, document, and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for flight software systems.
• Develop software verification plans, unit-level and open-loop test suites, and procedures; execute test procedures and document results to verify software system requirements.
• Perform software product life cycle management.
• Develop, select, tailor, and deploy software processes, tools, and metrics.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for software domains, processes, and system-specific issues.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health and welfare insurance.
• 401(k).
• Incentive eligible, with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal