Sr. Embedded Flight Software Engineer

Intuitive Machines • San Jose, CA

34d • $124,000 - $238,000

About The Position

Lanteris Space is seeking a Sr. Embedded Flight Software Engineer to join its team in Palo Alto, California, or Houston, Texas. The role designs and implements embedded real-time operating system software for flight systems, develops and maintains flight software architectures and requirements, and verifies software through test planning and execution. The engineer also supports software life cycle management, software processes and tools, and serves as a subject matter expert for software domains and system-specific issues.

The position requires U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, at least eight years of software development experience, embedded C++ skills, and a bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field (or four additional years of experience in place of the degree). Preferred experience includes RTOS, NASA cFS/cFE, SPI, Python, spacecraft subsystems, and software-development tools.

The disclosed annual base salary ranges are $124,000–$206,000 in Colorado, New Jersey, and Delaware; $137,000–$228,000 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area; and $143,000–$238,000 in California. Other locations may have different market-based ranges. The position is incentive eligible, with the plan and target determined based on the role and breadth of contributions. Eligible employees receive paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and a 401(k).

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 be substituted for a degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of software development experience.
• Embedded C++ programming skills.
• Basic understanding of Agile methodologies and the software development life cycle.
• Software version control.

Nice To Haves

• RTOS experience, such as FreeRTOS.
• Familiarity with NASA’s cFS/cFE.
• Experience with SPI.
• Development experience with Python.
• Basic understanding of spacecraft subsystems, including power, ADCS, thermal, propulsion, and communications.
• Familiarity with Jira, Jama, Git, and unit test tools.

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 ensure software requirements are met.
• 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) for eligible employees.
• Incentive-eligible position; target is based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved.

What This Job Offers

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