Flight Software Engineer

Company: Umbra
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Umbra builds next-generation space systems that observe the Earth in unprecedented fidelity.Our mission: Deliver global omniscience.To stay ahead of climate change, geopolitical risk, and other major crises and issues, we need a global understanding of what is changing, where, and how fast. Umbra provides easy access to the highest quality commercial satellite data available, which is an indispensable tool for the growing number of organizations monitoring the Earth. We empower our customers to create the solutions that inform, inspire, and address our planet's most pressing needs. We're helping to create a brand new industry that has never meaningfully existed before.We are seeking a Flight Software Engineer, with experience in automation of testing, to play a key role in delivering embedded flight software for Umbra missions. In this role, you will be responsible for code development, system integration, documentation, peer reviews, and testing to ensure the successful deployment of mission-critical software.NOTE: This position is located onsite in our Santa Barbara, CA office.Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team to design, develop, and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant testing software.
• Become a domain expert in our technical ecosystem from both the software and hardware perspective.
• Implement software solutions that meet system requirements while managing interfaces between multiple spacecraft subsystems and ground systems.
• Develop command and control software for spacecraft flight operations, payloads, and peripheral electronics.
• Contribute to and lead test campaigns, including automating integration testing and system testing.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for software operations and interfaces with hardware/software products.
• Perform other professional duties as assigned.Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3+ years with professional Python experience building libraries, tools, and applications.
  • Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, with a good understanding of Linux command line tools, utilities, and environments, including proficiency withbash and ssh.
  • 2+ years experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins).
  • Experience writing and maintaining automated tests using frameworks likepytestorunittest.
  • Proficient understanding ofgitand version control best practices.
  • At least 2 of the Desired Qualifications below.Desired Qualifications
    • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
    • Experience architecting scalable test applications.
    • Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and planning.
    • Experience with Docker or containerized development environments.
    • Demonstrated experience testing low level hardware devices.
    • Familiarity with concurrent and asynchronous code in Python, Rust or C++.
    • Familiarity with embedded software development.
    • Understanding of RESTful APIs and how to interact with them.
      • Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
      • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
      • Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
      • 401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
      • Stock Options
      • Free ParkingUmbra is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.Employment Eligibility VerificationIn compliance with federal laws, all hired persons will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States by completing the required Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) upon hire.ITAR/EAR RequirementsThis position may include access to technology and/or data that is subject to U.S. export controls pursuant to ITAR and EAR. To comply with federal export controls, all persons hired must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee as defined by 8 U.S.C. - 1324b(a)(3), or must otherwise be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or U.S. Department of Commerce as applicable.Pay Transparency
        This job posting may cover multiple career levels. To ensure greater transparency, we provide base salary ranges for all roles, regardless of location. Our standard pay ranges are based on the role's function and level, benchmarked against similar growth-stage companies. Compensation may vary based on geographical location, as certain regions may have different cost-of-living factors. The final offer will also be influenced by the candidate's skills, responsibilities, and relevant experience.Compensation RangeThe Compensation Range for this role is $125,000 - $145,000 DOE.
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