VAST Data
Senior Flight Software Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
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$2,637 more — $161,637 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $161,637 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules.
- Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
- This will be a full - time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Flight Software team to create highly reliable flight software for all Haven missions
- Work cross functionally with all other disciplines GNC, Thermal, Propulsion, Power, and ECLSS to support algorithm implementation and integration into the flight software
- Develop driver-level code to interface with radios, sensors, and actuators onboard for all Haven missions
- Develop and maintain the Telemetry and Commanding Systems which will be used to communicate with our vehicles
- Develop unit and integrated tests, and establish continuous integration framework for flight
- Fault-tolerant and safety-critical software design
- Experience developing software for complex systems such as spacecraft, aircraft or autonomous vehicles
- Experience working in a continuous build and test environment
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience coding professionally in C++
- Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America's next space station.
Nice to have
- Experience with Embedded Systems
- Experience working with satellite communications or telemetry systems
- Hands-on experience with serial protocols such as UART, CAN, I2C, SPI, and/or Ethernet (TCP/UDP)
- Understanding of Linux kernel software and drivers
- Network programming experience
- Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital multimeters
- Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence)
- Familiarity with Git, Cmake, and GNU tools
Compensation
- $159,000 - $220,000 USD
- We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability.
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
- Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.
Benefits
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
Equal opportunity
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
This listing is sourced directly from VAST Data's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.