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Lead Flight Software Engineer at NewOrbit Space

Department: Satellite

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Reading, England
Type
Full-time
Level
lead/mgmt
Posted

Description

NewOrbit is hiring a Flight Software Engineer to lead the software team responsible for spacecraft control, autonomy, fault tolerance, observability, and flight applications. The role owns the on-board C/C++ or Rust flight-software stack on RTOS or Embedded Linux, integrates subsystems, builds verification infrastructure, and delivers software through CI/CD, launch operations, and over-the-air updates. The position requires at least five years of spacecraft flight-software development and engineering leadership experience, offers hybrid work with one remote day per week, and includes visa sponsorship, relocation support, and private health insurance with dental and optical coverage.

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