Senior Software Engineer - C++ Flight Software (m/f/d)

Overview

Mission Brief We are looking for a highly experienced software engineer to strengthen and shape our flight software capability. You will work on challenging aspects of launch vehicle software, including flight logic, mission sequencing, simulation environments and vehicle control software, while raising engineering standards through expertise, judgement and execution. Your Role in Our Space Missio

What you'll do

• Mission Brief We are looking for a highly experienced software engineer to strengthen and shape our flight software capability.
• You will work on challenging aspects of launch vehicle software, including flight logic, mission sequencing, simulation environments and vehicle control software, while raising engineering standards through expertise, judgement and execution.
• Your Role in Our Space Mission: Lead or make major contributions to the design and implementation of complex flight software systems.
• Make pragmatic architectural decisions that balance correctness, maintainability, performance and long-term platform evolution.
• Help improve engineering standards, development practices and technical direction in areas of strong expertise.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews and day-to-day technical collaboration.
• Design and implement vehicle flight modes, mission sequencing and autonomy logic.
• Develop and improve simulation environments used for software development and validation.
• Write high-quality C++ and develop supporting tools and automation using Python and MATLAB.
• Investigate complex or difficult-to-reproduce issues through disciplined, data-driven root-cause analysis.

Requirements

• Practical experience with Flight Software.
• Relevant academic or project background for a Senior Software Engineer - C++ Flight Software (m/f/d) role.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Comfortable working on-site in Ottobrunn, Bavaria; Parsdorf, Bavaria.

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