Flight Software Engineer Job Albuquerque area,New Mexico USA,Software Development

Overview

Flight Software Engineer

LOCATION:Hybrid(Kirtland AFB, NM), Remote U.S. eligible

JOB STATUS:Full-time

CLEARANCE:U.S.Citizenship,DoD Secret Clearance

TRAVEL:10%(if remote)

Astrion is seeking a
Flight Software Engineer
to support small satellite flight software development for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base.

This engineer will contribute to the design, development, and testing of satellite bus software supporting experimental and research missions. The role is ideal for amid- to senior-level software engineer with experience developing embedded or flight software for spacecraft or other real-time systems.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Education:

Bachelor of Science in one of the following or a related technical field:

Software Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Minimum5+ years of professional software development experience
Experience developing embedded or flight software in C or C++
Experience with satellite bus or payload software development
Familiarity with spacecraft subsystems and interfaces(power, communications,command and data handling, ADCS, etc.)
Experience working withreal-time operating systems
Experience with hardware/software integration or low-level driver development
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or similar
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Ability to produce secure, maintainable, high-quality code
Comfortable working insmall, agile engineering teams
Effective communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Self-directed and adaptable in aresearch and development environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Experience with theVxWorks real-time operating system
Experience with other embedded real-time systems such asRTEMS
Master’s degree in a relevant technical field

RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, develop, test, andmaintainembedded flight software for small satellite bus systems
Execute tasking from the satellite Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) lead
Coordinate with other flight software engineers and subsystem teams
Implement best practices forcode quality, maintainability, and cybersecurity
Develop andmaintaintechnical documentation, including interface specifications and user guides
Participate inunit testing, code reviews, and system validation