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# Embedded Payload Software Engineer

- **Company:** Intuitive Machines
- **Location:** Houston, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Microsoft Windows, C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Software Quality, Communications Protocols, Device Drivers, Network Interface Controllers, Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, Posix, Scrum Methodology, Real-Time Operating Systems, RS-232, Serial Communications, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Data Logging, Containerization, Git Flow, Integration Tests, Docker
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a5ecf700-b0ba-448d-ad74-099328072621

## About the Role

* B.S. in physics or engineering domain
 * 3+ years experience in C/C++ development
 * 3+ years experience with hardware/software integration
 * Familiar with serial communications protocols (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, etc.)
 * Familiar with real-time operating systems
 * Familiar with packetized communications protocols (IP/UDP, IP/TCP)
 * Organized, thorough and methodical approach to software quality and testing
 * Excellent written and oral communication skills
 * Capable of both high quantity and high quality output
 * Soft skills for working directly with our payload customers
 * Penchant for self-starting and problem solving
 * Ability to work in a fast paced, hard charging, high stakes environment
 * A passion for spaceflight

Highly Desired:

 * Experience with GSFC Core Flight Software (CFS) framework
 * Experience with device driver implementations
 * Experience with Rust
 * Experience with logging frameworks and their architecture
 * Experience with Windows and POSIX-based operating systems
 * Experience with Docker-based containerization
 * Experience in an agile / scrum development environment
 * Experience in Gitflow coordinated configuration management schemes

## Description

* Design, implement and maintain embedded flight software features and improvements
 * Analyze, test and perform I/O performance assessments upon integrated hardware/software solutions
 * Interface with hardware design and development
 * Draft unit/integration tests and coordinate high-level testing of features
 * Organize and develop software interface control documents with payload customers
 * Work with payload customers to design, define, develop, integrate and test software interfaces for their payloads


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