Senior Flight Software Engineer at Astroscale
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At a glance
- Company
- Astroscale
- Location
- Oxfordshire UK, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5–10 years
- Working hours
- 40 hours
- Visa sponsorship
- Offered, according to the listing
- Posted
- Added to The Stack
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Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.
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About the role
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and verify real-time flight software for satellite onboard computers.
- Integrate Computer Vision and Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) components into the flight software stack.
- Define software solutions from requirements, participate in design reviews, and address review actions.
- Coordinate with subsystem teams (avionics, FSW, payload) to capture software needs and interfaces.
- Lead verification, integration and test activities for flight software deliverables.
- Act as a subject matter expert for flight software and support knowledge transfer across teams.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a relevant engineering discipline.
- Professional experience in flight or embedded software development for space projects.
- Strong C/C++ skills and experience implementing real-time embedded systems.
- Familiarity with ECSS standards for flight software and embedded software engineering practices.
- Experience with real-time OSes or platforms (VxWorks, RTEMS) and common space protocols is desirable.
- Proven ability to plan work, lead technical areas, and work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Desirable: experience with UML, CCSDS/CAN/SpaceWire, cFS, SPARC/PowerPC architectures, Linux tooling and scripting.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and verify onboard flight software for Astroscale spacecraft while coordinating with subsystem teams to identify software needs. Participate in design reviews and act as a subject matter expert in flight software development.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a relevant discipline. Candidates must have professional experience in flight or embedded software development for space projects and proficiency in C/C++.
Key skills
- Embedded software development — in 6 other listings on The Stack
- C — in 43 other listings on The Stack
- C++ — in 133 other listings on The Stack
- Real-time systems — in 11 other listings on The Stack
- Flight software — in 1 other listing on The Stack
- ECSS standards — not in any other listing on The Stack
- VxWorks — not in any other listing on The Stack
- RTEMS — in 1 other listing on The Stack
- UML
- CCSDS
- CAN
- Spacewire
- cFS
- SPARC V8
- PowerPC
- Linux
On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)
Frequently asked questions about Astroscale
Is this Senior Flight Software Engineer role still open?
It was posted on 2026-04-15. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Astroscale's site before applying.
Does Astroscale offer visa sponsorship?
This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Astroscale's site.
Where is this role located?
The listing gives the location as Oxfordshire UK, United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
What skills does this role ask for?
The listing names: Embedded software development, C, C++, Real-time systems, Flight software, ECSS standards, VxWorks, RTEMS, UML, CCSDS, CAN, Spacewire, cFS, SPARC V8, PowerPC, Linux.