Senior Flight Software Engineer, Elytra

Firefly Aerospace•Cedar Park, TX

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About The Position

Firefly Aerospace is hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer for its Flight Software group, which designs and implements high-reliability, application-level software for Firefly launch vehicles and spacecraft. The role contributes to developing, testing, and integrating flight software for Firefly spacecraft across the stages of the flight software development process, in collaboration with a small team and other engineering groups. The position also provides technical leadership on the Flight Software Team and supports vehicle testing and operations, including launch.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Excellent understanding of object-oriented design and the C++ programming language.
At least 7 years of experience in a software engineering position or similar.
Familiarity with real-time operating systems, software, and the Linux operating system.
Ability to collaborate with teammates in a fast-paced environment and 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 operations.
At least 7 years of experience in aerospace software engineering or a related position.
Experience deploying and using CI/CD pipelines for C++ software.
Ability to 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, implement, and maintain high-reliability C++ software.
Complete work on time while meeting functional and performance requirements.
Work closely with other engineering groups to support the success of Firefly programs.
Follow the Aerospace Software Engineering Group’s processes, procedures, and best practices.
Support vehicle testing and operations events, including launch.
Design, implement, and maintain internal software tools using Python.