• If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you
• We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team
• The ideal candidate will have development experience at nearly every level of the software stack, including microcontrollers, low-level drivers, board support packages (BSP), end-use applications, and user interfaces
• Additionally, the ideal candidate will have experience in software testing and high-reliability qualification, as well as software engineering and software project management practices
• A Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
• 6+ years of industry experience in software development
• Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting of embedded hardware. API design for interfacing with FPGAs
• Experience with products for aerospace applications
• Programming experience in C or C++
• Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems (experience with real-time Linux is desirable)
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review
• Excellent knowledge of real-time system coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces, and hardware subsystems
• Excellent understanding of multi-threaded applications and resource management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• In this position, you will be responsible for low-level and high-level software in Cesium’s products through all phases of the development process
• Key projects will include Linux-based single-board computers and high-reliability microcontroller systems
• Cesium’s goal is to create an out-of-the-box hardware and software experience which enhances our customers’ ability to rapidly integrate our products into their systems
• As a Cesium software team member, you will be responsible for software designs from concept through production, including product roadmaps, block diagrams, detailed design and coding, analysis, test, qualification, and in-orbit support
• The successful candidate will present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team, as well as participate in proposal-writing efforts
• Designing and implementing software for embedded devices and systems, from requirements to production and commercial deployment
• Designing, developing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting system software
• Reviewing code and system designs
• Analyzing code for efficiency, stability, and scalability
• Integrating and validating new product designs
• Supporting software quality assurance and optimizing I/O performance
• Providing post-production/in-orbit customer support
• Interfacing with hardware design and development engineers
• Assessing third-party and open-source software