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# Flight Software Engineer II, Space Systems

- **Company:** Katalyst Talent Agency
- **Location:** Broomfield, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $155,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Booting (BIOS), C++ (Programming Language), Static Program Analysis, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Reduction, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Hardware Interface Design, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Concurrency, State Machines, Information Technology, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us54bf1f57890ec53d00b02f6ebda4eaf4/eaa

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

 * 3+ years of experience developing embedded or flight software for spacecraft, aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, or other mission-critical products.

 * Demonstrated ownership of embedded software from requirements and architecture through implementation, integration, verification, deployment, and operational support.

 * Strong proficiency in C and/or C++, with solid fundamentals in real-time and embedded software, concurrency, memory/resource management, state machines, interfaces, and debugging.

 * Experience with RTOS-based or embedded Linux systems, device drivers, board support packages, bootloaders, or low-level hardware interfaces.

 * Hands-on experience integrating software with hardware, sensors, processors, communication buses, and test equipment in laboratory or hardware-in-the-loop environments.

 * Strong technical communication skills and the ability to work effectively across flight software, payload, avionics, GNC, systems, ground software, test, and operations teams.

 * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where ownership, initiative, and sound engineering judgment are essential.

Your Ideal Background
Preferred

 * Experience developing spacecraft flight software or payload software through environmental qualification, launch, and on-orbit operations.

 * Experience with spacecraft or embedded interfaces such as CAN, SpaceWire, Ethernet, RS-422/485, SPI, I2C, UART, or similar buses and protocols.

 * Experience with sensor or payload data pipelines, time synchronization, telemetry/command systems, onboard processing, or data reduction in resource-constrained environments.

 * Experience with fault detection, isolation and recovery (FDIR), watchdogs, redundancy, safe-state design, and robust software behavior under off-nominal conditions.

 * Experience with modern software engineering practices including version control, automated testing, CI/CD for embedded systems, static analysis, and configuration-controlled releases.

## Description

Working at Katalyst is intense, hands-on, and deeply rewarding. You'll take real ownership and see your work move from concept to operations in an environment where the problems are hard and the impact is real. We value humility, craftsmanship, and doing things the right way, even when it's harder. You'll work closely with thoughtful, driven teammates who push each other to do their best. Oh, and we're dog friendly!