What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Flight Software Engineer position at Galaxy Technology Hires LLC?
Senior Flight Software Engineer
Torrance, CA – Relocation Assistance Provided
The Company
Our client’s mission is to expand humanity’s frontier into the solar system and beyond. The next step on this journey is to enable manufacturing and habitation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Our client’s plan to make this a reality is to build artificial gravity space stations.
The Job
Our client is looking for a Senior Flight Software Engineer , reporting to Senior Manager, Flight Software . 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.
Responsibilities :
Develop state machine architecture for all station systems and sub-systems
Work with subject matter experts to code flight software algorithms for various station systems and sub-systems
Work with subject matter experts to develop and interface with high fidelity physics simulator and with various devices for hardware in the loop simulations
Develop ground software for command and control, and for telemetry aggregation
Develop unit and integrated tests, and establish continuous integration framework for flight and ground software
Minimum Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
5 years of experience coding in C or Python
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience working in a continuous build and test environment
Familiarity with Git, Cmake, and GNU tools
Able to work in a Linux environment
Experience with Embedded Systems
Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence)
Fault-tolerant and safety-critical software design
Experience developing software for complex systems such as spacecraft, aircraft or autonomous vehicles
Network programming experience
Experience working with satellite communications or telemetry systems
Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital multimeters
Understanding of Linux kernel software and drivers
