Senior Flight Software Engineer

The role

The software engineering team works on the design, development, flight validation, assembly, integration, test, and inflight success of the logos fleet of spacecraft. Engineers support architecture design activities from the idea stage to flight.

What you will do

• Integration and selection of microcontrollers and microprocessors
• Development of high-throughput, embedded real-time software in C/C++
• Own product delivery timeline through entire lifecycle
• Generate and release technical drawings, specifications, test procedures, and reports

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a STEM field with relevant software design and analysis work 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

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a STEM field with relevant software design and analysis work 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

Before you apply

• Offers will be contingent on the candidate's ability to access export-controlled information under U.S. law

About the company

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system purpose-built to serve the connectivity needs of the commercial enterprise users and government users. Logos is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.