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Lunar Outpost · 1 day ago

Staff Flight Software Engineer

Golden, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Lunar Outpost is an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space. They are currently seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to act as a subject matter expert in NASA core flight system services and application development for mission-critical space robotics.

AerospaceInformation TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical authority for NASA core Flight System (cFS) design, configuration, and deployment on a robotics-based avionics platform

Define, implement, and maintain cFS application architectures to support robotic navigation, control, and payload operations in a space environment

Integrate and maintain cFS with underlying RTOS (e.g., VxWorks, RTEMS) and hardware abstraction layers

Customize and extend cFS services (EVS, ES, SB, TBL, TIME, SCH, etc.) to meet mission requirements

Collaborate with robotics software, hardware, and systems engineers to ensure seamless data handling, command execution, and timing synchronization

Support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, simulation environments, and mission rehearsals

Guide best practices for requirements-based development, verification, and flight certification

Mentor engineers in cFS concepts, architecture, and mission-proven workflows

Qualification

NASA core Flight System (cFS)Embedded software developmentC programmingRobotics platforms experienceFault DetectionIsolationRecovery (FDIR)GNC software integrationOrganization skillsCommunication skillsTime management skills