Flight Software Lead Seen this week
About the Role
As Lead of the Flight Software team, you will design, develop, and own the software driving the autonomous operation of Apex's satellite buses. You will be responsible for mentoring, tasking, and overall direction of the flight software team. This role balances roughly fifty percent management and fifty percent individual contributor work.
Responsibilities
- Lead the flight software team in designing, implementing and owning mission critical software applications for satellite systems.
- Support commissioning of spacecraft during launch and early operations and ensure software systems remain functional during critical operations.
- Own spacecraft software solutions through the full lifecycle from initial design to deployment.
- Perform unit testing, integration testing, and system-level testing of software components, identifying and resolving any defects or issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to baseline product requirements and technical roadmaps.
Requirements
- U.S. Person status required (position accesses export controlled data).
- 5+ years of flight software experience.
- 1+ years of leadership experience or senior technical role.
- Bachelor's degree in CS, EE or equivalent.
- Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust.
- Experience with real time systems running on distributed hardware.
Preferred
- Knowledge of embedded Linux operating systems, system administration and creating Linux distributions (Yocto).
- Familiarity with network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP), secure communication systems, Protobuf and encryption.
- Familiarity with flight software frameworks such as F' and cFS.
What We Offer
- Equity in Apex.
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents, plus $100k life insurance at no cost.
- 15 days vacation starting, growing to 20+ days annually, plus 10 paid holidays.
- 100% 401(k) match on first 3%, 50% on next 2%.
- 8 weeks paid parental leave plus childcare reimbursement up to $350/day for work-related travel.
- Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks.
- Monthly office socials, pickleball tournaments, run club, and family gatherings.
- Equipment and tools to support productive work.
- Playa Vista office with in-person collaboration and work-life flexibility.