Lead Flight Software Engineer at Impulse Space

Location: Redondo Beach, California
Type: Full-time
Level: Lead

Description

As a Lead Flight Software Engineer at Impulse Space, you'll spearhead the design, development, integration, and operation of highly reliable flight software for agile delta-V spacecraft. Your role involves close collaboration with various engineering and mission operations teams to ensure robust performance for responsive space missions.

Required Skills

C/C++
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Deterministic Real-Time Execution
Embedded Networking
Embedded Linux

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of professional experience developing C/C++ code for embedded systems in aerospace, with at least 1 year in a technical leadership role.
Demonstrated experience of computer architecture, operating systems, deterministic real-time execution, and embedded networking.
Experience with Embedded Linux in mission-critical environments.
Preferred Qualifications: Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
Proven track record delivering flight software for spacecraft, launch vehicles, upper stages, OTVs, responsive spacecraft, or other high-performance aerospace systems.
Experience with flight software frameworks, middleware, distributed software architectures, or publish/subscribe messaging patterns for mission-critical embedded systems.
Participation in successful integration, testing, launch, and mission operations of a space vehicle.
Experience collaborating with external suppliers, primes, or government customers to integrate software and hardware components across vehicle, payload, or mission systems.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions and guide design trade studies.