Outpost
Outpost is the sustainable space company. We enable precision Earth Return of satellites and orbital payload missions.
11 - 50
Senior Software Engineer
August 31
🏢 In-office - Los Angeles
Outpost
Outpost is the sustainable space company. We enable precision Earth Return of satellites and orbital payload missions.
11 - 50
Description
• Outpost develops innovative Earth return vehicles for safe payload recovery from space to Earth. • Responsible for many aspects of the Outpost software stack, including flight code, GNC integration, embedded systems, and Ground Software. • Collaborate closely with avionics hardware engineers, GNC specialists, and other team members. • Engage in all aspects of spacecraft development, managing flight hardware during ground tests, and mission operations support. • The design, development, and testing of in-house firmware and flight software supporting all Outpost flight systems. • Rapid development of high reliability autonomous software for satellite and aerospace systems from application layer to OS, networking, firmware, and simulation. • Support hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) setup and test.
Requirements
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field • Experience in developing and debugging firmware • Minimum 4 years of spacecraft software engineering or software development in C++ or a similar language • Work on-site in Santa Monica, CA • Experience building or working with fault tolerant software, real-time embedded systems and/or distributed computing systems • Experience with Linux OS, command-line interface tools, Python or other scripting language • Working knowledge of embedded systems: microcontrollers, ADC/DAC systems, and common communication interfaces (e.g. UART, SPI, I2C, etc) • Proficiency in scripting languages: Python, etc. • Experience with cloud tooling • Experience in a complex system lifecycle including requirements, verification, validation, etc • Experience with aerospace and/or RF communication systems • Information/network security experience
Benefits
• Incentive Equity • Annual Performance-Based Bonus • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance • Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance • Life Insurance • PTO • 401k with Company match • Subsidized daily catered lunch, snacks and coffee
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