Senior Firmware Engineer

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join our Platform team (folks looking after the spacecraft). The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting other disciplines by focusing on the embedded software aspects of our satellite systems. The Platform team interfaces directly with many engineering groups to conduct R&D, design, manufacturing, and operations activities, ultimately ensuring all current and future spacecraft systems satisfy their mission. 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 Senior Firmware Engineer: - Design, implement and test, deploy and maintain embedded firmware - Collaborate with other engineering functions on scoping, architecture and system design - Resolve on-orbit and on-ground issues related to embedded systems - Implement, optimize and maintain various serial protocols - Design and develop interface tools to improve abstracti...