Staff Flight Software Engineer
VASTLong Beach, California, United States
Posted August 20, 2025
155000 - 235000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
VAST, founded in 2021 by Jed McCaleb, is developing advanced space stations aimed at enabling long-term human habitation in orbit. The company's key projects include Haven-1, set to be the world's first commercial space station launching in 2026, and Haven-2, designed for NASA's Commercial LEO Destinations program as a micro-gravity laboratory. VAST's vision extends to creating artificial gravity habitats, positioning it at the forefront of making space travel accessible and sustainable for all.
Job Description
Vast is building artificial gravity space stations in collaboration with NASA, aiming to create safe and long-term living and working in space. The Staff Flight Software Engineer role focuses on developing fault-tolerant code for safety-critical systems for Haven-1, and integrating flight code with avionics hardware. The role emphasizes teamwork, continuous improvement, and a positive feedback loop for process refinement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
- 10+ years of experience coding in C++
- Fault-tolerant and safety-critical software design
- Hands-on experience with serial protocols such as UART, CAN, I2C, SPI, and/or Ethernet
- Familiarity with Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence) and Git
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends
Benefits
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- One Medical membership
- ClassPass credits
- Personalized mental healthcare