General Galactic is a space tech startup developing advanced spacecraft and propulsion systems. Backed by Space Capital.
About the role
As a Flight Software Engineer, you will work closely with a focused technical team to develop critical software for our product fleet, including missions flying in 2026 and 2027. You’ll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company. You will contribute to all, and own many, aspects of flight software development, testing, qualification, and deployment for General Galactic missions and vehicles. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Mission and fault management, autonomy
- Closed-loop control of vehicle attitude, and propulsion systems
- Contribute to the development of General Galactic’s real-time software framework
- Implement communication protocols for space to ground network systems
- Collaborate with propulsion and avionics engineers to support full product development lifecycles (bring up, validation, and test)
More about this role
About General Galactic
General Galactic designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft that redefine what’s possible beyond Earth. Led by former SpaceX, Varda, Impulse, and Relativity engineers, our vision is to dominate cislunar space and build the railway to Mars – expanding access to high-energy orbits and enabling the next generation of missions along the way. Based in Los Angeles, California, we’re leveraging our paradigm-shifting water-based technology to reshape the space domain for good.
Job Description
As a Flight Software Engineer, you will work closely with a focused technical team to develop critical software for our product fleet, including missions flying in 2026 and 2027. You’ll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company. You will contribute to all, and own many, aspects of flight software development, testing, qualification, and deployment for General Galactic missions and vehicles.
- Architect and trade solutions for core flight software services such as:
command and telemetry
- mission and fault management, autonomy
- closed-loop control of vehicle...
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