True Anomaly
Flight Software Engineer III
$120K–$180K
Denver, CO +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 4 to 7 years of low-level firmware architecture, design, and development; preferred: 4 - 7 years developing and/or producing FSW for space applications.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field; preferred: master's degree in one of these fields or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State; must be able to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
About the job
Leads development, integration, and testing of flight software for spacecraft, including flight computers, hardware interfaces, command sequencing, and subsystem simulations.
What you'll do
- Lead flight software design, development, integration, and testing; integrate GNC algorithms.
- Own the Command Telemetry Database and lead spacecraft command scripting and sequencing.
- Develop device drivers, communications libraries, and subsystem simulators; contribute to architecture and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
- 4 to 7 years of low-level firmware architecture, design, and development experience.
- Low-level device driver development and safety-critical systems experience; experience with an embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python; familiarity with common hardware and networking protocols; ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant field; 4 - 7 years experience developing and/or producing FSW for space applications.
- Experience with version control, continuous integration and delivery, embedded Linux, embedded systems tools, or mentoring/leading technical teams.
Pay
$120,000 - $180,000 USD base salary
Tools
RTLinux, Azure RTOS, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, UDP, TCP/IP
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