Principal Flight Software Engineer

Trueanomalyinc

Denver, CO, United States
Colorado base: $180,000 - $250,000; california bas...
On-site
Flight software architecture
Safety-critical embedded software
Gnc algorithm integration
As a Principal Flight Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority across the full spacecraft software stack, shaping architecture decisions, setting engineering standards, and driving the development of flight software from concept through on-orbit operations

Job Summary

  • As a Principal Flight Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority across the full spacecraft software stack, shaping architecture decisions, setting engineering standards, and driving the development of flight software from concept through on-orbit operations.
  • Lead the design and development of robust, safety-critical embedded software with a focus on long-term maintainability and mission reliability, driving integration of complex GNC algorithms with flight software.
  • Compensation includes Colorado Base Salary: $180,000 - $250,000 and California Base Salary: $185,000 - $260,000, plus Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave.

Matching Summary

As a Principal Flight Software Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority across the full spacecraft software stack, shaping architecture decisions, setting engineering standards, and driving the development of flight software from concept through on-orbit operations.

Salary

Colorado Base: $180,000 - $250,000; California Base: $185,000 - $260,000; Equity + Benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Flight software architecture
  • Safety-critical embedded software
  • GNC algorithm integration
  • Command Telemetry Database
  • Device driver development
  • Real-time embedded systems

Nice-to-have

  • Technical authority role
  • Influence program direction
  • Raise technical bar
  • Long-term maintainability focus
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years embedded systems experience
  • Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, CE or related
  • Ownership of FSW architecture on delivered programs
  • Hands-on RTOS experience (RTLinux, Azure RTOS)
  • Proficiency in C/C++
  • Ability to maintain TS/SCI clearance

Work Rights

Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance

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