Fortastracorporation
Founding Flight Software Engineer
Torrance, CA
No sponsorshipDetected 10 days ago
TypeScriptCI/CDDevOpsEmbedded SystemsAvionicsRoboticsControlsTest Automation
About the role
- Fortastra is seeking a Founding Flight Software Engineer.
- You'll work closely with avionics, GNC, and systems engineers to help bring our vehicle from concept to flight.
Responsibilities
- Build mission operations software - the ground tools that plan, execute, and monitor missions in real time.
- Develop and integrate flight software for the vehicle - from architecture and implementation to test and flight readiness.
- Develop ground software services for telemetry, commanding, and visualization.
- Collaborate with avionics, propulsion, and GNC teams to define software interfaces and data models.
- Support software-in-the-loop testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, environmental testing, and flight campaigns.
- Familiarity developing embedded software for real-time or safety-critical systems (aerospace, robotics, automotive, or similar).
- Join a small, high-impact team developing the next generation of autonomous orbital control systems for national security space.
- At Fortastra, engineers own the full lifecycle - from concept through flight - shaping the future of trusted, resilient spacecraft autonomy.
Requirements
- B.S. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical, or other sciences and/or physics based degree
- Prior experience in systems and mission operations software
- Experience with ground software, mission ops, or telemetry/command systems.
- Experience with space systems - rovers, satellites, launch vehicles, etc.
- Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop, fault tolerance, and safety-critical standards.
- Experience with cloud-based ground systems or mission control software
- Ability to work independently and in small, fast-moving teams.
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain or have an active TS/SCI clearance (US Person considered)
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship and ability to obtain or have an active TS/SCI clearance (US Person considered)
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