Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
Senior Embedded Engineer (Space!)
Motion Recruitment Partners LLC, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
My client is transforming the commercial space economy by building the first orbital factories in human history. From life-saving pharmaceuticals to ultra-high-performance materials, theyre pioneering in-space manufacturingand bringing the results safely back to Earth. With a founding team drawn from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and top venture firms like Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures, this company is redefining whats possible in low Earth orbit.
Theyre hiring an
Embedded Software Engineer
to help bring their reentry vehicles and space-based platforms to life. In this role, youll develop deeply reliable flight software that controls how the spacecraft behavesfrom orbit to reentry. Youll work across the full development lifecycle: capturing requirements, architecting real-time systems, writing C++ for bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments, and validating mission-critical code for safety and performance. If you're passionate about building software that actually leaves the planetand you thrive in low-ego, high-ownership environmentsthis is a rare opportunity to join the team in it's early mission Full time, Onsite in El Segundo. Core Requirements
Proficiency in
C++
and experience with real-time or embedded systems
Minimum
3 years
of hands-on software development experience
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving abilities
Comfortable writing structured, hardware-near software (bare metal, RTOS, or Linux)
Able to define software architecture and own systems from design to flight
Preferred Experience
Developing or testing
flight software
or
safety-critical aerospace systems
Familiarity with
V&V techniques
and real-time operating constraints
Deep understanding of
computer architecture ,
networks , and
OS fundamentals
A solid base in
math and physics
Passion for space, autonomy, and pushing the frontier of what software can do
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Embedded Software Engineer
to help bring their reentry vehicles and space-based platforms to life. In this role, youll develop deeply reliable flight software that controls how the spacecraft behavesfrom orbit to reentry. Youll work across the full development lifecycle: capturing requirements, architecting real-time systems, writing C++ for bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments, and validating mission-critical code for safety and performance. If you're passionate about building software that actually leaves the planetand you thrive in low-ego, high-ownership environmentsthis is a rare opportunity to join the team in it's early mission Full time, Onsite in El Segundo. Core Requirements
Proficiency in
C++
and experience with real-time or embedded systems
Minimum
3 years
of hands-on software development experience
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving abilities
Comfortable writing structured, hardware-near software (bare metal, RTOS, or Linux)
Able to define software architecture and own systems from design to flight
Preferred Experience
Developing or testing
flight software
or
safety-critical aerospace systems
Familiarity with
V&V techniques
and real-time operating constraints
Deep understanding of
computer architecture ,
networks , and
OS fundamentals
A solid base in
math and physics
Passion for space, autonomy, and pushing the frontier of what software can do
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