Hiring: Head of Flight Software Engineer Company: Fortastra Location: Torrance, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 20:36:27 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, Embedded Systems, REST About the job Required Skills: •Fortastra is seeking a Head of Flight Software Engineer. •As part of our early engineering team, your scope of work will focus on developing and integrating the flight software stack end-to-end •Spanning ground-side mission operations tools, and vehicle-side embedded software. You’ll work closely with avionics, GNC, and systems engineers to help bring our vehicle from concept to flight. •Build mission operations software •The ground tools that plan, execute, and monitor missions in real time. •Develop and integrate flight software for the vehicle — from architecture and implementation to test and flight readiness. •Develop ground software services for telemetry, commanding, and visualization. •Write embedded software for flight computers, sensors, and actuators. Qualifications: •B.S. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical, or other sciences and/or physics based degree Compensation: •$180,000 - $250,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!