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Full ownership of the flight software, not one corner of it.\nYou will:\nBuild and maintain flight software for spacecraft, including control algorithms, comms interfaces and fault management\nDevelop drivers to interface with components across the vehicle\nIntegrate with hardware in the loop test environments\nDebug across embedded platforms and ground tools\nWork with systems, hardware and AI&T on requirements and rapid iteration\nYou will need:\n5+ years relevant experience, excluding internships\nLed development of flight software flown on satellites, and developed component drivers\nC, C++ or Rust plus Python, embedded or real time, Linux and Git\nStrong CS fundamentals\nUS citizenship and a Top Secret clearance or eligibility for one\nOnsite in Los Angeles\nHelpful: F Prime, cFS or MAX, ground data systems, PhD.\nCompany paid medical, dental and vision for the employee, unlimited PTO, relocation paid.\nDarwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.\nAdam Slade","description_format":"text","description_chars":1344,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Unlimited PTO"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Biotechnology","Recruiting & Staffing","Employer of Record & PEO"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T07:59:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":0.7,"p_active":0.52,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":67,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:325","urgency","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/darwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/darwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T17:50:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":368,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2211481},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2211481"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdarwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdarwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdarwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/darwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdarwin-recruitment-flight-software-engineer-2"}]}