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Flight Software Engineer

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Vedo Systems

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Job Description:

Vedo Systems is looking for a passionate team player that is ready to apply their technical and leadership skills to shaping the future of space exploration. As a flight software engineer, you will work with a talented team to develop software for embedded systems that operate in space. The software you’ll build will drive sub-systems and hardware components that are critical to mission success, such as: Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C)/Flight Autonomy; Life Support Systems (On-board ECLSS and Portable PLSS); Electrical Power Systems (EPS); Crew and User Displays and Controls; Sensors (e.g. Navigation, Environment, etc.); Mechanical Controllers; And more…

Job Responsibility:

  • Develop software for embedded systems that operate in space
  • Build software to drive sub-systems and hardware components critical to mission success
  • Support throughout the software development life cycle from software systems engineering, design and development through testing, verification and validation, and certification

Requirements:

  • Bachelors or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Similar
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience developing C/C++ software for safety-critical and/or high-value systems
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented design paradigms
  • Experience developing unit tests within unit test frameworks (e.g. cppTest, Google Test, etc.)
  • Experience with software requirements and design development
  • Working knowledge of inter-device and hardware-software interfaces
  • Knowledgeable in software development lifecycle phases
  • Basic understanding of configuration management tools (e.g. GitLab) as well as CI/CD practices
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, or a U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder)

Nice to have:

  • Experience developing human-rated space system software using safety-critical standards, such as NASA NPR 7150.2, DO-178C or similar
  • Proficient in developing C/C++ software for embedded systems
  • Experience with embedded linux and/or real-time operating systems (RTOS), such as VxWorks or Greenhills Integrity
  • Working knowledge of C#, Python, or similar languages
  • Experience with NASA’s core Flight Software (cFS) framework
  • Experience with the Scrum Agile software development process
  • Solid understanding of UML or other modeling languages used for software design

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Job Posted:
December 13, 2025

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