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Intuitive Machines · 3 months ago

Embedded Payload Software Engineer - Lunar Terrain Vehicle

positionGreater Houston
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid, Senior Level

Intuitive Machines is an innovative space company focused on making cislunar space accessible for research and exploration. They are seeking an Embedded Payload Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain embedded flight software, while collaborating with hardware design and payload customers.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain embedded flight software features and improvements
Analyze, test and perform I/O performance assessments upon integrated hardware/software solutions
Interface with hardware design and development
Draft unit/integration tests and coordinate high-level testing of features
Organize and develop software interface control documents with payload customers
Work with payload customers to design, define, develop, integrate and test software interfaces for their payloads

Qualification

C/C++ developmentHardware/software integrationReal-time operating systemsSerial communications protocolsPacketized communications protocolsBasic RF principlesGSFC Core Flight SoftwareDevice driver implementationsSpaceWireRustDocker-based containerizationAgile / scrum developmentGitflow configuration managementSelf-startingPassion for spaceflightCommunication skillsProblem solving

Required

B.S. in physics or engineering domain
Experience in C/C++ development
Experience with hardware/software integration
Familiar with serial communications protocols (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, etc.)
Familiar with real-time operating systems
Familiar with packetized communications protocols (IP/UDP, IP/TCP)
Familiar with basic RF principles and technologies (Radios, Modulation & Encoding, RF Power)
Organized, thorough and methodical approach to software quality and testing
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Capable of both high quantity and high quality output
Soft skills for working directly with our payload customers
Penchant for self-starting and problem solving
Ability to work in a fast paced, hard charging, high stakes environment
A passion for spaceflight

Preferred

Experience with GSFC Core Flight Software (CFS) framework
Experience with device driver implementations
Experience with SpaceWire
Experience with Rust
Experience with logging frameworks and their architecture
Experience with Windows and POSIX-based operating systems
Experience with Docker-based containerization
Experience in an agile / scrum development environment
Experience in Gitflow coordinated configuration management schemes
Experience working with Radio equipment

Company

Intuitive Machines

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Intuitive Machines is a space exploration company that provides infrastructure and services to support lunar and other space missions.
dateFounded in 2013
location
Houston, Texas, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://intuitivemachines.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$444.45M
Key Investors
Texas Space CommissionMaryland Department of CommerceNASA
2025-08-13Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2025-04-29Grant· $10M
2025-02-19Grant· $0.2M

Leadership Team

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Peter McGrath
Chief Financial Officer
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Recent News

Satellite Today
Intuitive Machines Completes Lanteris Space Systems Acquisition
2026-01-16
GlobeNewswire
Intuitive Machines Completes Acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems
2026-01-15
thefly.com
Intuitive Machines completes acquisition of Lanteris
2026-01-15
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