Staff Engineer, Flight Software/Embedded Software

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$140k–$165k

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Blacksky Senior Flight Software Engineer at BlackSky responsible for software design, development, and technical leadership for satellite imaging payload and ADCS subsystems. The role includes collaboration across embedded systems and program teams and mentorship opportunities.

Responsibilities

Provide subject matter expertise for ADCS and imaging payload subsystem software design and development.
Drive work to timely completion using task management tools like Jira in an Agile-like environment; participate and lead in status and standup meetings, sprint planning, tasking, etc.
Collaborate with other ESG software team members and other cross-functional engineers from multiple disciplines to deliver mission-critical software features and bugfixes that are on-time and defect free.
Ensure that adequate documentation, test, inspection, and analysis is delivered and performed to verify compliance with requirements and other goals.
Assist with Systems Engineering with requirements development and management.
Execute and provide feedback for flight software design, development, unit tests and releases processes.
Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceExpertise in embedded systemsDue to program requirementsFamiliarity with u-bootSpace Industry Experience

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
At least six (6) years of experience delivering and maintaining commercial/embedded software in a production environment.
Expertise in engineering clean and maintainable C/C++ and Python code.
Expertise in embedded systems, ideally in Embedded Linux including related build systems (Buildroot, Yocto, etc.).
Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and on budget.
Outstanding root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work across teams, skill sets, communication in a diverse environment.
Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
Due to program requirements, this role requires US-born citizenship.

Preferred

Advanced degree (masters or PhD) in a relevant field of study.
Experience in board bring-up for embedded linux platforms.
Familiarity with hardware interfaces (GPIO, I2C, SPI, CAN, USART, PHY, SpaceWire, Cameralink, RS-422), or high-speed interfaces (10G Ethernet, DMA, PCIe).
Experience with Real Time Operating Systems, including FreeRTOS.
Familiarity with u-boot, or other boot loaders.
Space Industry Experience, and familiarity with satellite components.
Experience working on embedded software relevant to ADCS/GNC.
Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits-eligible employees includes:

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Parental Leave
Life Insurance
Wellness

Company

Blacksky

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