Apex Space
Flight Software Engineer
$130K–$185K
Los Angeles · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 2.5+ years of total flight software experience
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person or be able to obtain required export authorizations.
About the job
Designs, develops, tests, and maintains mission-critical flight software that autonomously operates Apex satellite buses throughout their lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Develop and own satellite software, from initial design through deployment.
- Support spacecraft commissioning during launch and early operations, ensuring software functions during critical operations.
- Test software at unit, integration, and system levels; collaborate across teams on product requirements and technical roadmaps.
What they ask for
- 2.5+ years of total flight software experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE or equivalent.
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, Rust.
- Experience with real-time systems on distributed hardware and software integration, testing, and validation for real-time and distributed systems.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with satellite systems and protocols such as CCSDS and ECSS.
- Knowledge of embedded Linux, system administration, creating Linux distributions (Yocto), network protocols, secure communications, Protobuf, and encryption.
Pay
$130K – $185K USD base salary
Tools
Python, C++, Rust, Yocto, CCSDS, ECSS, TCP/IP, UDP, Protobuf
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