Posting/External Job Title
Senior Flight Software Engineer
Location
TX 78613 US (Primary)
Remote/Onsite/Hybrid
100% Onsite
Job Type
Full-time
# of Hires Needed
1
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Travel
None
Security Clearance Required
None
Pay Range (All offers will be based on experience)
$120,000.00 - $180,000.00/yr
Position Introduction/Key Duties
Cimarron is seeking a
Senior Flight Software Engineer to support our partnership with a commercial aerospace company at their rocket production facility in Cedar Park, TX. The Flight Software group is responsible for the design and implementation of high-reliability application-level software for Firefly Launch Vehicles and spacecraft. As an Aerospace Software Engineer, you will work in a small collaborative group through all stages of the launch vehicle and spacecraft design. As a key member of our team, you will help develop, test, and integrate the flight software for Firefly Launch Vehicles. You will work in a group of flight software engineers through all stages of the flight software development processes and collaborate with other engineering teams.
Key Duties:- Provide technical leadership on the Flight Software Team to develop, design, test, and integrate flight software.
- Design, implementation, and maintenance of high reliability C++ software.
- Perform work on time, meeting all functional and performance requirements.
- Work closely with the other engineering groups for the success of Firefly programs.
- Adhere to the Aerospace Software Engineering Group's processes, procedures, and best practices.
- Support various vehicle testing and operation events, including launch.
- Design, implementation and maintenance of internal software tools using Python.
Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:- Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible for consideration at this time.
- Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Design and the C++ programming language
- 7 or more years experience in a software engineering position, or similar.
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems, software, and the Linux operating system.
- Ability to work closely with other teammates and in a fast-paced environment to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:- Master's Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Understanding of data path pipelines, state machines, and arithmetic operation.
- 7 or more years experience in an aerospace software engineering or related position.
- Experience deploying and using CI/CD pipelines for C++ software.
- Ability to understand and disposition C++ static analysis results.
Resumes should list employment dates in month/year format (e.g., January 2020 - March 2024) for each position to meet customer and contract documentation requirements.
