Flight Software Engineer
Orbit Fab
With a vision for a bustling in-space economy that can support permanent jobs in space, Orbit Fab is building the fundamental infrastructure this entire economy can be built upon: a fuel supply in orbit.
Today, satellites cannot be refueled. A single-use paradigm severely limits satellite mobility and holds back the development of economic activities in space. Orbit Fab is building the first Gas Stations in Space™ refueling infrastructure. We develop the supply chain architecture and technology to deliver propellant in space, allowing satellites to be built for lower cost, to be more flexible and maneuverable, to be more precisely controlled, and to operate longer, enabling operations and business models that have never before been imagined..
Established in 2018, we have already flown three tankers to space; with the first one flown within one year of founding. Working closely with partners and customers across the space industry, we are making the thriving in-space economy a reality.
Role
You would be responsible for developing flight software to support a variety of upcoming Orbit Fab missions. You'll perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process. Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle. A major emphasis will be on reliable software that will perform safety critical guidance, navigation, and control functions for rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD) operations and systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop critical flight software for Orbit Fab's technologies.
- Architect, plan and implement software solutions for guidance, navigation, and control during RPOD operations.
- Test software to ensure compliance with systems requirements.
- Assist in overall system design and development, providing input to key decisions and reviews from a software perspective.
- Ability to concisely document the structure and functionality of flight software.
- Directly interact with the customers, both government and commercial.
- Ability to manage the software project/tasks, interact with contractors and vendors to meet the needs of the project
Qualifications
- BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and five (5) years of related engineering experience, or MS degree from an accredited engineering school and three (3) years of related engineering experience, or Ph.D. from an accredited engineering school and zero (0) years of related experience.
- Hands-on experience developing flight software.
- 5+ years of demonstrated applicable experience in embedded software development.
- Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) or with Embedded Linux.
- Proficiency in C and C++.
- Familiarity with both embedded and application software
- Experience integrating hardware actuators and sensors.
- Expertise working in a diverse, multidisciplinary team environment that includes business communication and diverse engineering disciplines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen/Person and able to successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking flight operations and procedures.
- Familiarity or expertise with Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems
- Experience with computer vision, sensor fusion, and machine learning.
- Experience in MATLAB and Python
- Experience managing and growing engineering teams
- Ability to anage, mentor, and retain a team of talented software engineers
- Experience writing software for radiation environments
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
If you feel you would succeed in the role above, we encourage you to apply regardless of whether or not you meet all of the requirements listed.
Location and Benefits
Orbit Fab is based out of Lafayette, Colorado and all roles are based in Colorado. We offer fully covered benefits, unlimited time off and flexible work hours.
Eligibility
To conform to US Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the US Department of State.
Orbit Fab Inc does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
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