Generative Spacecraft Engineer - Flight Software

Oligo Space
Hawthorne$110k – $164kPosted 26 March 2026

Job Description

Generative Spacecraft Engineer - Flight Software [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/bdefb51d-7670-4c8c-9bae-c12592fbf204/cc5ceb76-e72c-48bb-a022-b5a9d56c5891/Wordmark_Oligo_v2.png] Oligo is building a manufacturing-in-the-loop foundation model to automate spacecraft design and production worldwide. Our approach allows customers to focus entirely on their own technology and mission objectives, while we handle everything, from design and manufacturing to launch and operations. Leveraging cutting edge AI-driven generative design and automated manufacturing, our ex-MIT, Harvard, and NASA JPL team work to create the most advanced payload-specific spacecraft at scale in weeks over months. With world‑class advisors on our board, and fresh funding from top investors like Lux Capital, we’re always on the lookout for exceptional builders, fast learners, and ambitious engineers. Whether your passion lies in spacecraft systems, avionics, ML/AI, or advanced manufacturing, you’ll be collaborating across disciplines on real missions that fly, perform in orbit, and scale internationally. We pair world-class AI/ML talent with top-tier satellite engineers under one roof to reimagine how space systems are built, starting from first principles. No bureaucracy. No legacy thinking. If you think you’re a fit, we are extremely excited to meet you. Are you passionate about building the foundational software that powers cutting-edge aerospace systems? Do you thrive on solving complex problems in real-time, high-reliability environments? Join our team as a Mid/Senior Level Embedded Flight Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and deploying the critical software that enables our spacecraft to perform their missions. If you're an expert in F-prime, real-time operating systems, and building robust embedded solutions, we want to talk to you! WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Generative Spacecraft Engineer - FSW, you'll own significant parts of the flight software lifecycle, from early architecture through on-orbit operations. Your responsibilities will include: - Designing and implementing flight software components within the F-prime framework, specifically for bare-metal and resource-constrained embedded systems. - Architecting and contributing to F-prime topology and pattern design, ensuring our software is modular, scalable, and highly reliable. - Developing and integrating real-time operating system (RTOS) solutions tailored for bare-metal targets, maximizing performance and determinism. - Modifying, extending, and optimizing CMake build systems to support complex flight software projects, streamlining our development and deployment pipelines. - Developing and debugging software that interfaces directly with hardware, demonstrating a strong understanding of the OSI model and various communication protocols for robust networked operation. - Interacting closely with hardware, systems, avionics, and mission operations to ensure seamless end-to-end integration and optimal system performance. - Developing and executing comprehensive unit, integration, and system tests, including Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) setups, to validate software in mission-representative conditions. - Authoring and maintaining critical documentation, including software architecture designs, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification plans. - Driving root-cause analysis and troubleshooting efforts for complex software and hardware interactions throughout development, testing, and flight operations. - Contributing to the continuous improvement of our team's software development practices, tooling, and design patterns. - Optional: Researching, prototyping, and integrating Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms into flight software, optimizing for real-time performance and resource efficiency. WHAT YOU'LL BRING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Elect ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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