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Flight Software Engineer

Stratolaunch · Mojave, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $101,000-$146,500

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Stratolaunch's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
98% of Stratolaunch's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Stratolaunch
high
60 stale, 1 reposted of 60 open
Hiring momentum
83 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stratolaunch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stratolaunch.

About this role

As a Senior Flight Software Engineer at Stratolaunch, you will develop and test flight software for an autonomous hypersonic test vehicle. Your role involves collaborating with stakeholders to define software requirements, supporting software architecture development, and executing automated software tests. You will also work on integrating vehicle management systems and contribute to hardware integration efforts.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stratolaunch as an employer.

What you need

  • Experience with real-time embedded software development
  • Experience with serial communications, software test, and computer networking
  • Communication standards and protocols e.g. RS422, UDP/TCP
  • Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
  • Ability to work on your own initiative, prioritize tasking, and coordinate with VMS lead to accomplish VMS goals
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Nice to have

  • Flight computer and/or vehicle management computer software development, test, and integration
  • Agile Software Development methodologies
  • Safety-critical system design standards
  • Hardware in the loop simulation and testing
  • Experience with Linux operating systems

What you get

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
  • Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
  • 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
  • Tuition reimbursement

Worth weighing

  • No salary range provided for the Sr. level, only for Staff level
  • Travel estimated to be less than 5%
  • Position may involve operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties
  • Consideration for hybrid work location arrangements is mentioned, but specifics are not detailed

Summarised from Stratolaunch's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Stratolaunch on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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