Lunar Outpost is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to act as a subject matter expert in NASA core flight system (cFS) services and application development for mission-critical space robotics, aiming to contribute to the company's mission of creating a permanent presence in space.
Requirements
- 7+ years in embedded software or avionics systems for space or mission-critical robotics applications
- 3+ in NASA core Flight System (cFS) architecture, services, and application development
- Strong proficiency in C for embedded system development
- Familiarity with spacecraft data handling, telemetry/command processing, and deterministic networking
- Experience with robotics platforms for planetary exploration, surface mobility, or space station operations
- Familiarity with Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) strategies
- Experience with GNC software integration in robotic or spacecraft systems
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
Other
- Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- U.S. Person
- Any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon Lunar Outpost receiving the LTVS Phase II contract from NASA. If the contract is not awarded to Lunar Outpost, this offer will be considered null and void, without further obligation to Lunar Outpost.
