Senior Embedded Engineer

We're supporting a space-technology organization building advanced systems that operate in highly constrained, mission-critical environments. Their work blends custom hardware, real-time control logic, and embedded software that must perform with absolute reliability in orbit.

They're hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop software that sits at the core of system behavior from low-level embedded code to command and control layers that coordinate multiple subsystems. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building high-reliability logic, integrating with hardware teams, and shaping technical decisions across the stack.
Required Skills & Experience

• Strong industry experience writing embedded or real-time software for safety-critical or mission-critical systems
• Expertise in Modern C++ for deterministic, high-reliability development
• Background working with embedded Linux, RTOS environments, or bare-metal platforms
• Experience integrating software with hardware, avionics, or multi-subsystem architectures
• Ability to own major features end-to-end, from architecture through testing and validation

Preferred Experience

• Prior work in aerospace, robotics, autonomy, sensors, or other real-time system domains
• Experience contributing to fault-tolerant or distributed embedded systems
• Familiarity with automated testing at unit, subsystem, and system levels (including HIL/SIL)
• Comfortable presenting technical concepts to cross-disciplinary engineering teams

What You'll Be Doing Core Software Development (~80%)

• Implementing and integrating embedded flight logic
• Designing architecture for new features and system components
• Developing command, control, and subsystem-interaction software
• Working closely with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams
• Contributing to automated validation for mission-critical features

Collaboration & Technical Ownership (~20%)

• Influencing technical direction across subsystems
• Participating in design reviews and code reviews
• Helping drive engineering best practices and documentation

Compensation & Perks

• Competitive salary
• Signing/relocation bonus (~$10K)
• Generous equity component
• Automatic 401(k) contribution (approximately 3%)
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid family and medical leave
• Flexible or unlimited PTO
• Daily catered lunch

Location
Full-time, onsite role in coastal Southern California
Work Authorization
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.