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Virgin Galactic · 9 hours ago

Specialist Engineer, Avionics Software

Tustin, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$136K/yr - $208K/yr

12+ years exp

Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles. They are seeking a seasoned avionics software engineer who will lead software systems architecture design and implementation, develop and maintain avionics software applications, and mentor colleagues across multiple software projects.

AerospaceCommercialSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Alina Berry

Responsibilities

Interface with spaceship pilots, ground support team and other SMEs to engineer software solutions to support the mission of taking humans to space

Lead software systems architecture design and implementation

Identify opportunities for better design and implementation of software systems for safety critical applications

Develop and maintain avionics software applications through the complete software lifecycle using C/C++

Mentor colleagues and help troubleshoot problems across multiple software projects across multiple platforms

Design software solutions for vehicle level issues utilizing multiple software subsystems

Actively participate in code reviews, requirements development, internal audits, and other software-related development activities

Contribute to continuous improvement of the software development and integration process within the department

Qualification

C/C++ embedded softwareSafety-critical software developmentReal-time operating systems (RTOS)DO-178 complianceARINC 651 architectureCommunication protocols RS232Communication protocols RS485Communication protocols CANCommunication protocols EthernetSoC configurationIntegrationVHDL/VerilogMATLABSimulinkAtlassian software suite