As a Flight Software & Test Engineer, you are responsible for the design, hands-on testing, implementation, and evolution of onboard flight software for Dcubed’s payloads and spacecraft. You define a robust flight software architecture covering mission logic, modes, data handling, communications, and autonomy, taking into account the constraints of space operations. You work closely with our Embedded Avionics Engineer, Systems Engineering, and Avionics Integration Team to ensure reliable, testable, and mission-ready software.
What you will do
Design and own the flight software architecture for payloads and spacecraft
Define software concepts of operations (ConOps), mission modes and state machines
Implement flight software covering:
Mission logic and mode handling (safe mode, commissioning, nominal, debugging, etc.)
Data acquisition, handling, storage, and downlink
Command handling and fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR)
Interfaces to avionics hardware, sensors, and actuators
Adapt and extend vendor-provided onboard computer software, and progressively reduce reliance on proprietary stacks
Define software interfaces and abstractions in close collaboration with avionics colleagues
Provide recommendations to systems engineering
Hands-on software loading, testing, debugging, and validation in the lab and during integration
Define software-related documentation, interfaces, and test procedures
Act as a Subject Matter Expert for flight software activities within the avionics and missions teams.
Must-haves
Education: Bachelor's of Science in Software Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field
You can be newly graduated with experience in flight software, embedded software, or spacecraft software
Experience developing software for space, aerospace, or other safety-critical systems
Experience working in small teams
Technologies
Structured programming (C/C++ / Python / CMake) with git, testing frameworks, CI
Experience with ARM-based microcontrollers
The annual compensation for the role will be between $70 000-120 000, depending on the experience and skills of the selected person.
About Us
Dcubed is a fast-growing NewSpace company headquartered in Germering/Munich which accelerates space exploration through durable and affordable space hardware. Our easy-to-use and readily available space mechanisms and subsystems (solar arrays, deployable structures) have flown over a dozen times to space and are used by many of the leading space companies in the world. We are an inclusive workplace where all are welcome (f/m/d).
Equal Opportunity Employer
Dcubed is an Equal Opportunity (EO) employer and recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected status under applicable law.
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