Principal Flight Software Engineer

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Principal Flight Software Engineer (Team Lead) to lead the development at one of the key teams working on the Flight Software stack for Nyx. In this critical role, you will guide a team of talented engineers in building and validating the software systems that control and operate the spacecraft: from launch to docking, re-entry, and recovery.

You will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership to deliver high-reliability software under tight mission timelines. You will collaborate with the other Flight Software teams and the Flight Software Lead to drive architectural decisions, enforce rigorous testing standards, and foster a culture of ownership, simulation-driven development, and cross-functional collaboration with other subsystems such as GNC, avionics, propulsion, and mission operations.

This is a high-impact leadership position where your decisions directly influence mission success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of flight software engineers in the design, implementation, testing, and integration of spacecraft software.