Eradrive Flight Software Engineer at EraDrive owning architecture, implementation, and verification of autonomous spacecraft flight software. Collaborate with GNC and embedded engineers to build and maintain flight software systems.
Responsibilities
Define the flight software architecture, including the framework or executive it is built on, and document the reasoning
Design the core services: command and telemetry, data management, event and message handling, timing, and health monitoring
Design and implement fault detection, isolation, and recovery procedures, including mode management and safe-mode behavior
Define and maintain interface control documents for Era-Node’s integration with the host spacecraft and onboard avionics
Maintain the continuous integration pipeline and software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test environments
Set coding standards for deterministic, bounded-resource flight code and enforce them in CI
Package and integrate the software with the host platform, working alongside the GNC engineers who own the algorithm flight code and the embedded engineers who own hardware-to-software interfaces
5+ years of professional experience in flight software for satellite buses or satellite payloads
Strong C++ and C skills on embedded Linux, including PREEMPT_RT or comparable real-time configurations, device drivers, and boot and update flows
Hands-on experience with a flight software framework (for example cFS or F ́), or with designing command and data handling software from scratch
Experience with fault management, telemetry and command design, and interface control documents
Experience with software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing
Qualification
Experience with fault managementFamiliarity with CCSDS standardsExperience integrating star trackers
Required
5+ years professional experience in flight software for satellite buses or payloads
Strong C++ and C skills on embedded Linux with real-time configurations
Experience with flight software frameworks or designing command and data handling software
Experience with fault management, telemetry and command design, and interface control documents
Experience with software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing
Clear technical writing and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with space environment effects on software such as radiation-induced faults and mitigation
Familiarity with CCSDS standards
Experience integrating star trackers, cameras, or precision timing hardware
