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Firmware Engineer II in USA new

  • Varda Space Industries
  • Full time
  • Email
  • El Segundo, CA

Responsibilities

  • Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission.
  • Own software development activities including design, testing, and integration.
  • Scope projects through requirements capture and initial design trades for open-ended problems.
  • Develop structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based C++ software for embedded processors.
  • Build highly reliable and available software systems.
  • Ensure software quality and performance through testing, verification, and validation techniques.
  • Support flight operations for deployed software.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
  • At least 3 years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
  • Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
  • Experience developing in C++ with a strong understanding of language concepts.
  • Preferred experience with safety-critical software, particularly aerospace applications.
  • Preferred experience with Python or Rust.
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.

Benefits

  • Fully on-site work in El Segundo, California.
  • Flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
  • Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
  • Voluntary accident, hospital, critical illness, and pet insurance.
  • $120 per month wellness reimbursement.
  • 12 weeks of parental leave and family-building, parenting, pregnancy, and menopause benefits.
  • Sponsored One Medical memberships.
  • 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match.
  • $20 per pay-period cell phone reimbursement.
  • Relocation support for new hires if needed.
  • Equity incentives and company-provided meals, events, EV charging, and other workplace perks.

Salary: $144k - $184k/yr

Varda Space Industries

Varda is building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. From new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables, there is a world of products used to benefit life on Earth that can ...

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