Embedded Software Engineer

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.

SUMMARY

In this role you will help design, develop, test, and integrate the embedded flight software for Firefly spacecraft. You will work in a group of flight software engineers through all stages of spacecraft software development processes and collaborate with other engineering teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Spacecraft Flight Software Team to complete the development, test, and integration of the flight software on time, meeting all functional and performance requirements
• Work closely with the other Spacecraft engineering groups for the success of the program
• Adhere to the Aerospace Software Engineering Group’s processes, procedures, and best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM/STEAM field and 3+ years of development experience
• Proficiency in C/C++ on embedded targets
• Proficiency with Linux, Arm and microcontrollers
• Familiarity programming for SPI, I2C and UART devices
• Familiarity with Python
• Familiarity with the Agile Software Development Processes, Git, and Git workflow
• Ability to work closely with other teammates and in a fast-paced environment to meet strict deadlines

Desired

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM/STEAM field and 5+ years of development experience
• Prior experience developing applications for vehicles (Spacecraft, Rockets, UAV / Drones, Autonomous Vehicles) on a Real-Time Operating System
• Prior experience developing driver software
• Proficiency in network programming
• Familiarity with ASM (Assembly)
• Familiarity with Yocto and BitBake

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.