Embedded Software Engineer

Final date to receive applications: 23 June 2026

Department:
Software Engineering

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Hawthorne, California

Reporting To:
Denise Brown

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.

Astrolab is looking for embedded software developers to develop and test software for embedded computers on our extra planetary rovers. Embedded developers will be responsible for architecting, implementing, integrating, and testing software for operating key rover systems.

• Write and test software for multiple embedded system platforms ranging from microcontrollers to FPGAs to flight computers
• Work with the rest of the software development team to define the overall vehicle software architecture as well as the software architecture on each specific target platform
• Develop software for bare-metal implementations, applications running on lightweight real time operating systems such as FreeRTOS, and applications running on real time Linux
• Develop and test all layers of the FSW stack, ranging from low-level interface and communication protocol code to top level executables and various application layer features
• Analyze software performance on a variety of embedded target platforms, identify bottlenecks or resource exceedances, and optimize code performance on the target platform
• Write integrated tests that execute on target hardware running standalone and in the full vehicle architecture and support execution of integrated tests in automated CI/CD pipelines
• Support unit level and vehicle level integration and testing
• Support vehicle flight software verification and validation activities
• Provide on-call technical support during mission operations and major test activities such as TVAC testing

• 5 or more years experience developing embedded software for safety critical systems such as human rated space vehicles, medical equipment, or automotive platforms
• Experience with bare metal implementations on target platforms with limited resources
• Experience implementing, testing, and debugging communication stack software for a variety of interfaces (e.g. UART, ethernet, CAN, etc.)
• Experience profiling software systems running on embedded targets
• 3 or more years hands-on experience with hardware/software integration and testing
• Strong C and C++ coding skills
• Experience with agile software development workflows and with modern software development practices
• Experience with automated testing and creating CI/CD pipelines to execute unit tests and integrated tests

• Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
• Equity ownership in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible PTO and parental leave
• Home office set up reimbursement
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
• Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks