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# Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer at Axiom Space

**Location**
: Houston, Texas

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Apr 16, 2026

## Description

Axiom Space is hiring a Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and maintain firmware and flight software for spacecraft and advanced aerospace systems. The role involves embedded platforms, real-time operating systems, bare-metal programming, communication interfaces, hardware bring-up, debugging, software architecture, testing, integration, and pre-flight validation. Candidates need a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant engineering or computer science discipline, 4 to 9 years of professional experience in embedded systems, firmware, or flight software, and proficiency in C and C++. The position requires a U.S. government background investigation, U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, and availability for evenings and weekends as needed.

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