Flight Software Engineer
Argo SpaceAbout the role
Flight Software Engineer
As a Flight Software Engineer at Argo, you will be a member of the team architecting the full software and simulation stack for Argo's refuellable in-space transport vehicles and other space and ground test systems. You’ll develop C/C++ flight applications, simulations, hardware-in-the-loop tests, and interfaces to avionics, propulsion, and GNC systems. You will help drive the overall spacecraft system architecture, execute vehicle design and higher-level performance and communication system trade studies, and implement the spacecraft’s GNC algorithms into software that controls the vehicle systems. You will actively contribute to the full life cycle of software development at Argo, from early architectural decisions and design through to hardware in the loop testing, on-vehicle functionality, and flight operations.
Responsibilities
Write rigorous, high performance code to support Argo’s high-deltaV, refuellable transport spacecraft to make in-space transportation abundant and affordable
Drive rapid execution and iteration efforts that put our spacecraft in orbit quickly
Hands-on prototyping, integration, troubleshooting, and testing of simulations, flight algorithms, and hardware in the loop testing
Implement rapidly developed code to support development and testing of avionics, propulsion, electromechanical, and other spacecraft systems
Negotiate requirements by having a deep understanding of the company and mission objectives and providing alternative solutions
Conduct design reviews, test readiness reviews, and flight readiness reviews with a heavy emphasis on technical excellence
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in relevant computer science or engineering discipline
Capable of maintaining flexibility in direction under changing circumstances
Track record of delivering novel, excellent technical products
Strong understanding of operating systems, data structures, networking protocols, communication standards, and computer architectures
Understanding of modeling and simulation, and software development skills, particularly in C/C++/Python
Proven system engineering and configuration management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Engineer II
1+ years of experience designing flight software for spacecraft or similar systems
2+ years of experience designing complex software that operate in novel time-sensitive and/or embedded environments (autonomous vehicles, drones, spacecraft, etc.)
Senior Engineer
3+ years of experience designing flight software for spacecraft or similar systems
6+ years of experience designing complex software that operate in novel time-sensitive and/or embedded environments (autonomous vehicles, drones, spacecraft, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in computer science, engineering or physics
Experience writing code for real-time operating systems requiring execution at a deterministic rate
Experience with existing spacecraft flight software frameworks such as ROS, NASA cFS, or MAX
Experience in a start-up or fast-paced software development environment
Experience with spacecraft on-orbit operations and troubleshooting
Responsibilities
- Write rigorous, high performance code to support Argo’s high-deltaV, refuellable transport spacecraft
- Drive rapid execution and iteration efforts that put our spacecraft in orbit quickly
- Hands-on prototyping, integration, troubleshooting, and testing of simulations, flight algorithms, and hardware in the loop testing
- Implement rapidly developed code to support development and testing of avionics, propulsion, electromechanical, and other spacecraft systems
- Negotiate requirements by having a deep understanding of the company and mission objectives
- Conduct design reviews, test readiness reviews, and flight readiness reviews
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in relevant computer science or engineering discipline
- Capable of maintaining flexibility in direction under changing circumstances
- Track record of delivering novel, excellent technical products
- Strong understanding of operating systems, data structures, networking protocols, communication standards, and computer architectures
- Understanding of modeling and simulation, and software development skills, particularly in C/C++/Python
- Proven system engineering and configuration management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Skills mentioned
About Argo Space
The rocket gets you to orbit. Argo gets you everywhere else. We design, build, and operate in-space transportation and mobility vehicles, propelled by water, creating the logistics network necessary to open the industrial space age. Today, space still operates on a fragile, expeditionary, mission-based architecture. Every operation is coupled to launch, and every spacecraft is constrained by the propellant it is built with. Argo breaks these constraints. We are creating the affordable, high-throughput logistics network necessary to enable the industrialization of space. To do this, we created a new class of spacecraft with a unique combination of technologies: high-performance dual-mode water propulsion, on-orbit refueling, post-launch payload pickup, and unprecedented deltaV. Argo spacecraft combine with LEO launch to provide the lowest-cost delivery to GEO and Lunar orbit on demand. Beyond delivery, Argo spacecraft provide next-generation in-orbit logistics, sustainment, and mobility within and across every orbit. Our spacecraft family serves every type and size of customer asset, from delivery or repositioning of traditional small or large satellites to transport of massive cargo containers or propellant tanks. We serve commercial operators, defense users, and civil space programs that need freedom of movement and maneuver: the ability to affordably, responsively deploy to any orbit, reposition assets, and operate without the constraints of launch vehicle capacity or satellite propellant. Argo's long-term architecture sources water propellant from Lunar regolith, creating the first in-space commercial resource and untethering space operations from Earth. This is the transition from the traditional launch-centric, mission-based architecture to a multimodal logistics network. Earth’s economy runs on logistics - the same will be true in space. The industrial space age is coming. Argo is building its foundation. Be a part of our mission: argospace.com