Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer
Role Overview
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Flight Software team determines how spacecraft behave and operate in orbit and builds reliable software to ensure it happens.
Responsible for all phases of development, from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.
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About This Role
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Flight Software team determines how spacecraft behave and operate in orbit and builds reliable software to ensure it happens.
Responsible for all phases of development, from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable firmware to control how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate through the entire mission.
- Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
- Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
- Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
- Build highly reliable and available software systems.
- Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
- 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
- Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware / software systems.
- Experience with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of language concepts.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with safety-critical software, especially for aerospace applications.
- Experience with additional programming languages such as Python or Rust.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.
Pay Range
- Salary range: Senior Software Engineer: $169,067 - $216,031 per year.
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance.
- Eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
Work Location
- This role is on-site in El Segundo, CA.
Benefits
- Flexible PTO policy plus 12 paid holidays.
- 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
- 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match (immediately vested).
- 12 weeks of parental leave.
- Relocation support for new hires, if needed.
About Varda
Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
Varda's W-Series vehicles are built, designed, and operated in-house, including pharmaceutical processing payloads, capsules, C-PICA heat shields, and satellite buses.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo, California, with offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL.
ITAR Requirements
- Varda policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to export-controlled technology without an export license.
- US person means U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
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