Flight Software Developer

Flight Software Developer Job ID:

2612088

Location:

Albuquerque, NM, United States Date Posted:

May 5, 2026

Category:

Engineering and Sciences Subcategory:

Systems Engineer Schedule:

Full-Time Shift:

Day Job Travel:

Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required:

Top_Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to

Obtain:

TS/SCI with Poly Potential for

Remote Work:

On-Site Benefits:

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mail Tweet Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Apply Now > Job Description Description SAIC is seeking Flight Software Developers who want to help with spacecraft configurations and science and military missions in flight experiment programs working at Kirtland AFB, NM . Work alongside Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) / Integrated Experiments and Evaluation Division (RVE) to provide concept design, development, integration, test and evaluation, and engineering prototypes to demonstrate the viability of innovative space technologies along with cradle-to-grave support to ground, high-altitude balloon, near-space and spaceflight experiments and mission concepts. If you like Space and want to partner with cutting edge technology advancements, this is the job for you. Fun stuff you will do on the job:

• Develop embedded software modules and software card interfaces, including digital, analog, serial, including SpaceWire.
• Interface with hardware engineers in the design, build, and test of the embedded flight software.
• Work with program engineers to integrate spacecraft bus and payload hardware / flight software.
• Participate in hardware/software interface definition, development, deploy and debug integrated spacecraft bus and subsystems with hardware in the loop.
• Work with system engineering to flow down subsystem requirements to software modules and maintain requirements to design traceability.
• Perform software requirements analysis and functional decomposition.
• Prepare design documentation, test plans, and test procedures.
• Perform internal and formal software tests, and retain test results.
• Prepare technical presentation materials for internal and external customers.
• Work with integration & test engineers in performing root cause investigation of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.

Qualifications Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering or related STEM field.
• Three to ten years of relevant experience, or four additional years in lieu of degree.
• Experience with software validation and verification (V&V) of real-time flight software (FSW) systems.
• Experience working with FSW compliance and quality documentation, including software development management plan, test plans, test procedures, test results, detailed design documents, software version description documents, software configuration management plans.
• Working knowledge of embedded real-time operating systems (RTOS) - RT Linux, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RTEMS, etc.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination.
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) within prescribed business needs.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Diverse programming experience: C/C++, Python, Windows/Linux scripting.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in small teams.
• Ability to debug hardware and software.
• Ability to use software revision control tools such as Subversion and Git.
• Ability to clearly document and report programmatic status to management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with static code analysis tools - Fortify, Coverity, SonarQube, Lint, etc.
• Knowledge of spacecraft bus I/O protocols - SpaceWire, RS-422, CAN bus, GPIO, UART.
• Familiarity with FPGA interfaces - I2C/SPI, DMA, AXI.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• System knowledge in one or more of the following domains: Spacecraft Command & Control, Mission Planning, Space Situational Awareness.
• Familiarity with static code analysis tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, and Fortify.
• Hardware interfacing, integration and test and controls experience.
• Understanding of embedded real-time software practices/techniques, including device drivers, task management, inter-process communications, interrupt service handlers, and avionics integration practices.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Experience developing embedded software in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipeline, Agile, JIRA.

Overview SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives. We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com . For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom .

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