Logos Space
Senior Flight Software Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Diego
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- Role family
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Stated salary
- $190,000 – $250,000 per year
- Country
- US
- Work mode
- On-site / unstated
- First seen by hirly
- 28 Sept 2026
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Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system purpose-built to serve the connectivity needs of the commercial enterprise users and government users. We will help fill an important gap in the market, providing resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. Business customers have contracts with agreed-upon performance standards for their broadband, and Logos will build these capabilities into the system from the beginning. Speed and reliability are the foundation of the system. Logos is designed to extend cloud and data center network connectivity anywhere in the world to fixed, seaborne, and airborne terminals.
Logos is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.
Position Summary
The software engineering team at Logos Space work on the design, development, flight validation, assembly, integration, test, and inflight success of the logos fleet of spacecraft. Software engineering is responsible for ensuring that flight avionics on the logos bus and payload are fully validated ensuring the success of our network via analysis and test. Software engineers will support architecture design activities from the idea stage to flight.
You should be prepared to work and thrive in a fast moving environment where you are comfortable taking vague design ideas and turning them into tangible hardware ready for test and flight. We are seeking engineers who love to solve hard problems.
Responsibilities
Responsible for integration and selection of microcontrollers and microprocessors
Development of high-throughput, embedded real-time software in C/C++
Experience building software for embedded systems or custom SoCs (e.g., ARM Cortex, ESP32, RISC-V).
Own product delivery timeline through entire lifecycle (design, development, prototyping, production build, system integration, and on-orbit operations)
Generate and release technical drawings, specifications, test procedures, and reports in support of the hardware design and validation.
Basic Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with relevant software design and analysis work experience
Experience
A minimum of 5 years experience with controls hardware development, prototyping, and validation using C/C++
Expertise in one or several communication protocols (TCP/IP, UART, SPI, etc.)
Deep understanding of modern DevOps tools and workflows
Knowledge of automation/scripting software such as Python and MATLAB
Proven track record of working with hardware through the entire product life cycle
Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Education
Master's degree in Computer Science or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with relevant software design and analysis work experience
Experience
3+ years experience with circuit simulation software such as LTSpice
Development of high-throughput, embedded real-time software real-time operating systems (RTOS) in C/C++ on embedded linux platform
FPGA programming/ HDL experience
Familiarity with control loops (PID Controls)
Experience with test hardware (oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
Working with contract manufacturers to build, troubleshoot and test PCBAs
Familiarity with IPC standards relevant to PCB design (IPC-2221)
Ability and willingness to attain a Top Secret Clearance
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Logos Space Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering creativity, curiosity and diverse perspectives among employees. We seek to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and drive outstanding results. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one's employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination. Offers will be contingent on the candidate's ability to access export-controlled information under U.S. law.
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