Flight Software Engineer

Vedo Systems is looking for a passionate team player that is ready to apply their technical and leadership skills to shaping the future of space exploration. As a flight software engineer, you will work with a talented team to develop software for embedded systems that operate in space. The software you’ll build will drive sub-systems and hardware components that are critical to mission success, such as:

• Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C)/Flight Autonomy
• Life Support Systems (On-board ECLSS and Portable PLSS)
• Electrical Power Systems (EPS)
• Crew and User Displays and Controls
• Mechanical Controllers

Your support of this effort will occur throughout the software development life cycle from software systems engineering, design and development through testing, verification and validation, and certification.

• Bachelors or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Similar
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience developing C/C++ software for safety-critical and/or high-value systems
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design paradigms
• Experience developing unit tests within unit test frameworks (e.g. cppTest, Google Test, etc.)
• Experience with software requirements and design development
• Working knowledge of inter-device and hardware-software interfaces
• Knowledgeable in software development lifecycle phases
• Basic understanding of configuration management tools (e.g. Git Lab) as well as CI/CD practices

• Experience developing human-rated space system software using safety-critical standards, such as NASA NPR 7150.2, DO-178C or similar
• Proficient in developing C/C++ software for embedded systems
• Experience with embedded linux and/or real-time operating systems (RTOS), such as VxWorks or Greenhills Integrity
• Working knowledge of C#, Python, or similar languages
• Experience with NASA’s core Flight Software (cFS) framework
• Experience with the Scrum Agile software development process
• Solid understanding of UML or other modeling languages used for software design

In order to be considered for employment by Vedo Systems, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, or a U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder).

To apply to this position, please email your resume to We look forward to hearing from you!

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