Umbra · 14 hours ago
Flight Software Engineer (SDT)
Santa Barbara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
1+ years expUmbra is an American space technology company delivering advanced systems that empower customers worldwide with unmatched access to critical information from space. They are seeking a Flight Software Engineer to play a key role in delivering embedded flight software, responsible for code development, system integration, documentation, peer reviews, and testing to ensure successful deployment of mission-critical software.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team to design, develop, and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant testing software
Become a domain expert in our technical ecosystem from both the software and hardware perspective
Implement software solutions that meet system requirements while managing interfaces between multiple spacecraft subsystems and ground systems
Develop command and control software for spacecraft flight operations, payloads, and peripheral electronics
Contribute to and lead test campaigns, including automating integration testing and system testing
Create and maintain detailed documentation for software operations and interfaces with hardware/software products
Perform other professional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
1-3+ years of experience with git, Docker, CI/CD pipelines and tools (such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
1-3+ years of professional Python experience building libraries, tools, and applications
1-3+ years of experience writing and maintaining automated tests using frameworks like pytest or unittest
Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, with a good understanding of Linux command line tools, utilities, and environments, including proficiency with bash and ssh
Preferred
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
1-3+ years of experience with embedded software development
Demonstrated experience testing low level hardware devices
Familiarity with concurrent and asynchronous code in Python, Rust or C++
Experience architecting scalable test applications
Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and planning
Benefits
Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
Stock Options
Free Parking
Company
Umbra
Cutting edge space systems—from refined mission solutions to best-in-class data
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$119.63MKey Investors
Nimble PartnersDARPAJohn Burbank
2022-12-07Series B· $75M
2022-05-22Grant
2021-04-16Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Matthew Speitel
Chief Financial Officer
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