Senior Flight Software Engineer

Logos Space

$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM field
  • 5+ years of experience in controls hardware development with C/C++
  • Expertise in communication protocols (TCP/IP, UART, SPI)
  • Deep understanding of modern DevOps tools
  • Knowledge of automation/scripting (Python, MATLAB)
  • Proven track record through entire product life cycle
  • Strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Integrate and select microcontrollers and microprocessors
  • Develop high-throughput, embedded real-time software in C/C++
  • Build software for embedded systems or custom SoCs
  • Own product delivery timeline from design to on-orbit operations
  • Generate and release technical drawings and specifications
  • Support hardware design validation through testing and reporting

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space technology
  • Collaborative and innovative fast-paced environment
  • Potential for professional growth and involvement in the product lifecycle
  • Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art hardware and software tools
  • Possibility of obtaining a Top Secret Clearance
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The software engineering team at Logos Space work on the design, development, flight validation, assembly, integration, test, and inflight success of the logos fleet of spacecraft. Software engineering is responsible for ensuring that flight avionics on the logos bus and payload are fully validated ensuring the success of our network via analysis and test. Software engineers will support architecture design activities from the idea stage to flight.

You should be prepared to work and thrive in a fast moving environment where you are comfortable taking vague design ideas and turning them into tangible hardware ready for test and flight. We are seeking engineers who love to solve hard problems.

Responsibilities
  • Responsible for integration and selection of microcontrollers and microprocessors
  • Development of high-throughput, embedded real-time software in C/C++
  • Experience building software for embedded systems or custom SoCs (e.g., ARM Cortex, ESP32, RISC-V).
  • Own product delivery timeline through entire lifecycle (design, development, prototyping, production build, system integration, and on-orbit operations)
  • Generate and release technical drawings, specifications, test procedures, and reports in support of the hardware design and validation.
Basic Qualifications

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with relevant software design and analysis work experience

Experience
  • A minimum of 5 years experience with controls hardware development, prototyping, and validation using C/C++
  • Expertise in one or several communication protocols (TCP/IP, UART, SPI, etc.)
  • Deep understanding of modern DevOps tools and workflows
  • Knowledge of automation/scripting software such as Python and MATLAB
  • Proven track record of working with hardware through the entire product life cycle
  • Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
Preferred Qualifications

Education
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with relevant software design and analysis work experience

Experience
  • 3+ years experience with circuit simulation software such as LTSpice
  • Development of high-throughput, embedded real-time software real-time operating systems (RTOS) in C/C++ on embedded linux platform
  • FPGA programming/ HDL experience
  • Familiarity with control loops (PID Controls)
  • Experience with test hardware (oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
  • Working with contract manufacturers to build, troubleshoot and test PCBAs
  • Familiarity with IPC standards relevant to PCB design (IPC-2221)
  • Ability and willingness to attain a Top Secret Clearance

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