Motion Recruitment Partners LLC
We’re supporting a space-technology organization building advanced systems that operate in highly constrained, mission-critical environments. Their work blends custom hardware, real-time control logic, and embedded software that must perform with absolute reliability in orbit.
They’re hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop software that sits at the core of system behavior from low‑level embedded code to command and control layers that coordinate multiple subsystems. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building high‑reliability logic, integrating with hardware teams, and shaping technical decisions across the stack.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong industry experience writing embedded or real-time software for safety-critical or mission-critical systems
Expertise in Modern C++ for deterministic, high-reliability development
Background working with embedded Linux, RTOS environments, or bare-metal platforms
Experience integrating software with hardware, avionics, or multi-subsystem architectures
Ability to own major features end-to-end, from architecture through testing and validation
Preferred Experience
Prior work in aerospace, robotics, autonomy, sensors, or other real-time system domains
Experience contributing to fault-tolerant or distributed embedded systems
Familiarity with automated testing at unit, subsystem, and system levels (including HIL/SIL)
Comfortable presenting technical concepts to cross-disciplinary engineering teams
What You’ll Be Doing Core Software Development (~80%)
Implementing and integrating embedded flight logic
Designing architecture for new features and system components
Developing command, control, and subsystem‑interaction software
Working closely with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams
Contributing to automated validation for mission‑critical features
Collaboration & Technical Ownership (~20%)
Influencing technical direction across subsystems
Participating in design reviews and code reviews
Helping drive engineering best practices and documentation
Compensation & Perks
Competitive salary
Signing/relocation bonus (~$10K)
Generous equity component
Automatic 401(k) contribution (approximately 3%)
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid family and medical leave
Flexible or unlimited PTO
Daily catered lunch
Location Full-time, onsite role in coastal Southern California
Work Authorization Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
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They’re hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop software that sits at the core of system behavior from low‑level embedded code to command and control layers that coordinate multiple subsystems. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building high‑reliability logic, integrating with hardware teams, and shaping technical decisions across the stack.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong industry experience writing embedded or real-time software for safety-critical or mission-critical systems
Expertise in Modern C++ for deterministic, high-reliability development
Background working with embedded Linux, RTOS environments, or bare-metal platforms
Experience integrating software with hardware, avionics, or multi-subsystem architectures
Ability to own major features end-to-end, from architecture through testing and validation
Preferred Experience
Prior work in aerospace, robotics, autonomy, sensors, or other real-time system domains
Experience contributing to fault-tolerant or distributed embedded systems
Familiarity with automated testing at unit, subsystem, and system levels (including HIL/SIL)
Comfortable presenting technical concepts to cross-disciplinary engineering teams
What You’ll Be Doing Core Software Development (~80%)
Implementing and integrating embedded flight logic
Designing architecture for new features and system components
Developing command, control, and subsystem‑interaction software
Working closely with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams
Contributing to automated validation for mission‑critical features
Collaboration & Technical Ownership (~20%)
Influencing technical direction across subsystems
Participating in design reviews and code reviews
Helping drive engineering best practices and documentation
Compensation & Perks
Competitive salary
Signing/relocation bonus (~$10K)
Generous equity component
Automatic 401(k) contribution (approximately 3%)
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid family and medical leave
Flexible or unlimited PTO
Daily catered lunch
Location Full-time, onsite role in coastal Southern California
Work Authorization Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
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