Senior Flight Software Engineer, Blue Ghost

Firefly Aerospace•Cedar Park, TX

17h

About The Position

Do you have a passion for designing cutting-edge technology and an interest in Spacecrafts applications? If you have a knack for problem-solving and enjoy working collaboratively in a small team, we have exciting opportunities for you to join our Flight Software group as an Aerospace Software Engineer! The Flight Software group is responsible for the design and implementation of high-reliability application-level software for Firefly Launch Vehicles and spacecraft. As an Aerospace Software Engineer, you will work in a small collaborative group through all stages of the launch vehicle and spacecraft design. As a key member of our team, you will help develop, test, and integrate the flight software for Firefly Spacecraft. You will work in a group of flight software engineers through all stages of the flight software development processes and collaborate with other engineering teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field
Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Design and the C++ programming language
7+ years’ experience in a software engineering position, or similar
Familiarity with real-time operating systems, software, and the Linux operating system
Ability to work closely with other teammates and in a fast-paced environment to meet strict deadlines
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field
Understanding of data path pipelines, state machines, and arithmetic operation
7+ years’ experience in an aerospace software engineering or related position
Experience deploying and using CI/CD pipelines for C++ software
Ability understand and disposition C++ static analysis results

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership on the Flight Software Team to develop, design, test, and integrate flight software
Design, implementation, and maintenance of high reliability C++ software
Perform work on time, meeting all functional and performance requirements
Work closely with the other engineering groups for the success of Firefly programs
Adhere to the Aerospace Software Engineering Group’s processes, procedures, and best practices
Support various vehicle testing and operation events, including launch
Design, implementation and maintenance of internal software tools using Python