Staff Flight Software Engineer

Vast is looking for a Staff Flight Software Engineer , reporting to Senior Manager, Flight Software, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full - time , exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

You will develop fault-tolerant code for safety-critical systems, and work closely with the avionics team to integrate flight code with avionics hardware. Most importantly, you will work as part of a team that believes that finding and fixing errors is a positive experience that will make everyone’s work better, and makes the team stronger as we continuously improve our processes and products.

• Work with the Flight Software team to create highly reliable flight software for all Haven missions

• Work cross functionally with all other disciplines GNC, Thermal, Propulsion, Power, and ECLSS to support algorithm implementation and integration into the flight software

• Assess and critique code, ensuring adherence to best practices and established standards, in code reviews

• Develop driver-level code to interface with radios, sensors, and actuators onboard for all Haven missions

• Develop and maintain the Telemetry and Commanding Systems which will be used to communicate with our vehicles

• Develop unit and integrated tests, and establish continuous integration framework for flight

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering discipline

• Experience developing software for complex systems such as spacecraft, aircraft or autonomous vehicles

• Experience working in a continuous build and test environment

• Experience working with satellite communications or telemetry systems

• Hands-on experience with serial protocols such as UART, CAN, I2C, SPI, and/or Ethernet (TCP/UDP)

• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital multimeters

• Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence)

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones