Spacecraft Ground Software Engineer

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost. SUMMARY As a GSW Engineer at Firefly Spacecraft, you'll design and develop high-performance, intuitive software that enables real-time testing and operation of space vehicles. Your work will directly support our Blue Ghost lander missions to the moon. You'll collaborate in small, focused teams throughout the entire development process, contributing to testing, simulations, and live operations. Join us and help shape the future of lunar exploration. RESPONSIBILITIES Design, develop, and test user interfaces for Firefly's space vehicles. Lead full-cycle development, from ground testing to lunar surface operations. Conduct simulations to validate software performance and mission readiness. Create modern, efficient command and control systems for lunar landers. Work closely with payload and subsystem teams to ensure mission control systems support successful operations. QUALIFICATIONS Required Experience developing and debugging web-based charts, graphs, and dashboards Experience integrating live time-series data into web-based user interfaces Experience using time-series databases Experience using Python and JavaScript/Typescript Experience working with Linux operating systems Familiarity with source code configuration management and version control concepts Outstanding energy, initiative, and the ability to work well with other team members Effective oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with multiple functional groups across multiple sites Desired Experience using InfluxDB Experience using Grafana and setting up Grafana dashboards Experience using PostgreSQL, or SQL in general Experience using Go Experience using web frameworks, especially React or Django. Experience with F Prime or similar embedded system development framework Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, or STEM field Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite Confluence, JIRA, and Bitbucket

As an end-to-end responsive space company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles allow us to service the entire lifecycle of government and commercial missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. We utilize carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles to iterate quickly, improve reliability, and deliver payloads at a lower cost.