Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Linux/Software Engineer to join our Platform team (folks looking after the spacecraft). The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing software for our satellite systems, contributing to the expansion and enhancement of our space-based data collection capabilities. Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialization of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low-cost, fast-paced systems design, development, and implementation methodologies that set Spire apart from our competition. In this fast-paced environment, the design to launch cycle is measured in weeks and months, not years!

What You’ll Do as a Embedded Linux/Software Engineer:

• Maintain and develop daemons that interface with embedded systems using low-level protocols and higher-level protocols for business logic
• Implement communication interfaces between embedded systems and higher-level processes
• Integrate C libraries for specific hardware interfaces
• Contribute to the design and implementation of fault-tolerant systems
• Collaborate closely with the Electrical Engineering team to ensure optimal software-hardware integration
• Spin up new designs and maintain existing products with Yocto - focused on Xilinx MPSoC systems, but we also support number of other systems

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Key Skills:**

• C/C++, Bash and Python
• Proficiency working with the Yocto framework: (for application design and base OS modifications including kernel modules)
• Knowledge of a Linux-based development environment (Ubuntu)
• Experience with real-time communication protocols (low level: CAN/UART/SPI/I2C)
• Experience with inter-process communication protocols (higher level mostly IP based)
• Understanding of electronics and ability to communicate effectively with hardware engineers (especially for board bring up and test)
• Excellent documentation skills

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Preferred Skills:**

• Working knowledge or Rust would be a bonus
• Familiarity with safety-critical embedded systems in any industry
• Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git and GitHub
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with project management tools
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles for embedded systems
• Knowledge of telemetry and command systems
• Experience with formal verification methods for critical software components
• Experience in implementing Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) systems for embedded applications