True Anomaly
Senior Flight Software Engineer
$155K–$225K
Denver, CO +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 6+ years in low-level firmware architecture, design, and development; preferred: 7+ years developing and/or producing FSW for space applications.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR.
About the job
Develop and integrate flight software for spacecraft computers, including GNC algorithms, hardware interfaces, and test environments.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, integrate, and test flight software for spacecraft computers.
- Integrate GNC algorithms and support command telemetry, scripting, and sequencing.
- Develop hardware drivers and communications libraries, and implement subsystem simulators for HITL/SITL.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field and 6+ years of low-level firmware architecture, design, and development experience.
- Low-level device driver development and safety-critical systems experience.
- Experience with embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS; familiarity with protocols such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, or RS485.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python; ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a related field; 7+ years developing and/or producing FSW for space applications.
- Experience with version control, CI/CD, embedded Linux, networking protocols, embedded tools, or spacecraft-relevant applications.
Pay
$155,000 - $225,000 USD base salary
Tools
RTLinux, Azure RTOS, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, C/C++, Python
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