Contract - software engineer (willing to consider all levels)

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is, out of this world. At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity's presence in space.

Summary

Redwire Space Missions LLC is seeking a Contractor - Software Engineer (willing to consider all levels) to join our team. We are growing, and we’re looking for a Contractor – Software Engineer (willing to consider all levels) to join our mission-driven team. This role is open to engineers of all experience levels who are experienced at developing innovative software solutions for space systems and advanced technologies. While the position is primarily remote, ideal candidates would live within a reasonable commuting distance to one of our Redwire Space Missions locations in Littleton, CO; Albuquerque, NM; or Jacksonville, FL, though not required. You’ll be expected to work onsite for key activities such as milestone reviews, integration and test events, and occasional customer meetings.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify software solutions to meet system specifications including performance requirements.
• Work with the team to author / conduct software static and dynamic analysis.
• Work with the team to draft and release relevant software documentation such as requirements specifications, design specifications, and design documents.
• Work in parallel with software and hardware engineers to develop and deliver complete embedded system solutions.
• Define system-level hardware and software interfaces.
• Write interface specifications for external sub-systems.
• Review hardware schematics to design and develop interfacing software applications.
• Participate in hardware and software trades.
• Develop software test procedures and associated test suites for unit, system, and regression testing.
• Support integrated systems testing.
• Attend project and subsystem engineering and management meetings when requested.
• Report on design and production status weekly to project manager(s).
• Communicate issues and concerns to team members and managers and support planning to resolve technical, schedule, safety and cost issues.
• Follow basic design standards provided by to ensure acceptable performance.

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field, with 5+ or more years of related experience designing and developing software for high reliability embedded systems using embedded Linux or RTOS.
• Experience with Nasa Core Flight System Framework and OpenC3/Cosmos.
• Familiarity with spacecraft avionics interfaces and protocols (e.g., MIL-STD-1553, CAN, SpaceWire, RS-422, Ethernet).
• Experience with version control systems (Git, SVN) and issue-tracking tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Experience with operating systems fundamentals such as schedulers, network stack, file system & memory management.
• Software architecture, memory mapping, caching, DMA and interrupts experience.
• Highly experienced in C, C++, Ubuntu, RHEL and dotnet applications.
• Some limited travel.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with Buildroot development toolchain.
• User and proponent of Agile methods.
• Experience with RTOS and/or Embedded Linux device drivers and bootloaders.
• Excellent communication skills.

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

For Colorado positions: Pay Range $50.00 - $95.00 per hour.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.