Spacecraft Flight Computing Engineer - CA - OCT 25

Location

Seattle CA

Position Id

EB-8607508528

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Spacecraft Flight Computing Engineer - CA - OCT 2025 - 1015

We are seeking a highly skilled Spacecraft Flight Computing Engineer with expertise in real-time, fault-tolerant computer systems running a RTOS and/or Linux for our client in California. This role is focused on hands-on hardware and software development, with an emphasis on building systems for space environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain real-time embedded computing systems for spacecraft avionics.
• Apply fault-tolerant computing techniques to ensure reliable operation in the presence of radiation-induced upsets and anomalies.
• Develop and optimize our RTOS and Linux-based real-time operating environments, including kernel configuration, bootloader, device drivers, and system-level performance tuning.
• Perform hardware design tasks, including schematic capture, PCB layout, and component selection using Altium Designer, with emphasis on radiation-tolerant design practices.
• Develop, synthesize, and validate FPGA designs (VHDL/Verilog), incorporating mitigation strategies such as TMR, ECC, and scrubbing.
• Design, configure, and troubleshoot IP networking protocols, with focus on TSN for deterministic networking and PTP for precise time synchronization across spacecraft systems.
• Conduct system integration, hardware/software debugging, and fault injection testing to verify robustness under radiation and fault conditions.
• Collaborate closely with flight software, avionics, and systems engineering teams to define computing, networking, and interface requirements.
• Support mission operations through anomaly resolution and post-flight analysis of radiation-induced effects such as SEUs and TID.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python for embedded software development and automation.
• Hands-on experience with real-time systems and Linux-based embedded computing.
• Practical expertise in fault-tolerant computing methods (redundancy, checkpoint/restart, graceful degradation).
• Knowledge of IP networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, routing, switching) with direct experience implementing TSN and PTP in real-time or mission-critical environments.
• Understanding of radiation effects on electronics and software, with experience implementing mitigation strategies at multiple system levels.
• Experience with system-level debugging tools and hardware/software integration.

If interested, please send your updated resume in Word doc format to support@keltia-design.com with preferred pay requirements and availability and we will follow up very shortly.

Keltia is a technical support services company providing Engineering Design, CAD Training along with Specialized Technical Recruiting services to mainly the aerospace and other industries in WA State, around the US, Canada and Europe. We have been in business 25 years in the US and 13years in Europe.

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