Senior Flight Software Engineer, Elytra at Firefly Aerospace in TX

Job description

• 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.

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

Requirements

• Required
• 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
• 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

Skills

Required

• C++
• Python
• Object-Oriented Design
• Real-time operating systems
• Linux operating system
• CI/CD pipelines
• C++ static analysis

Benefits

• 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.