Principal Flight Software Engineer
True Anomaly
<div class="content-intro"><p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message">Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.</p> <p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><u>OUR MISSION</u></p> <p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message">True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.</p> <p class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><u>OUR VALUES</u></p> <ul> <li class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><strong>Be the offset.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.</li> <li class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><strong>What would it take?</strong>&nbsp;We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.</li> <li class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message"><strong>It’s the people.</strong>&nbsp;Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.</li> </ul></div><p><strong>YOUR MISSION</strong><br>As a Principal Flight Software Engineer at True Anomaly, you will serve as a technical authority across the full spacecraft software stack, shaping architecture decisions, setting engineering standards, and driving the development of flight software from concept through on-orbit operations. You will own hard problems, influence program-level direction, and raise the technical bar for the team around you. If you are looking for a role where your decisions have real consequences in space, this is it.</p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the architecture and technical direction of flight software for space missions, including on-board computers, processing units, and associated systems</li> <li>Lead the design and development of robust, safety-critical embedded software with a focus on long-term maintainability and mission reliability</li> <li>Drive integration of complex GNC algorithms with flight software, collaborating closely with the GNC team to ensure correctness and performance</li> <li>Define and maintain the Command Telemetry Database (CTDB) architecture to support ground and on-orbit test and operations</li> <li>Establish and enforce software engineering standards including coding practices, design patterns, and verification and validation approaches</li> <li>Partner with the ground C2 software team to align interfaces, data flows, and operational concepts across the full system</li> <li>Architect and lead development of HITL and SITL simulation environments for subsystem and full-vehicle testing</li> <li>Design and own reusable device driver and communications protocol libraries across flight hardware platforms</li> <li>Serve as a key technical voice in design reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-functional planning</li> </ul> <div class="h-8"> <p>&nbsp;<strong>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field</li> <li>15+ years of experience with embedded systems, low-level firmware architecture, and safety-critical software</li> <li>Demonstrated ownership of FSW architecture on delivered space or safety-critical programs</li> <li>Deep expertise