York is seeking a Junior / Early Career Flight Software Platform Engineer to support the Flight Software Engineering team.
This role is intended for an engineer early in their career who is interested in embedded Linux, spacecraft systems, mission-critical software, and hands-on platform development. The Platform Team owns the operating system foundation used to deliver embedded flight software for space applications.
The ideal candidate is curious, technically motivated, and excited to learn Linux platform development, embedded software practices, hardware/software integration, and flight software delivery in a fast-moving aerospace environment.
This is a hands-on engineering role with mentorship from senior engineers and technical leads. Over time, this engineer will grow ownership in embedded Linux platform components, integration workflows, test automation, and software release support.
Responsibilities:
Participate in an agile scrum team focused on supporting the embedded Linux platform used to deliver flight software for space applications.
Support development and maintenance of the embedded Linux platform, including:
Linux kernel configuration and debugging
Bootloader and BSP support
Root filesystem updates
Core system services and systemd configuration
Device driver integration and troubleshooting
Platform scripts, tools, and configuration files
Embedded Linux interfaces and processes
Collaborate with team members, management, systems engineers, hardware teams, application teams, and mission operations to support project execution.
Assist with understanding and expanding requirements based on high-level specifications, system needs, and mission use cases.
Contribute to platform stability, security, and maintainability by:
Investigating bugs and integration issues
Supporting software updates and release activities
Helping maintain reproducible builds
Documenting changes, assumptions, and troubleshooting steps
Identifying risks and raising issues early
Communicating challenges, failures, and successes clearly
Participate in technical design reviews and code reviews to improve quality and maintainability of deliverables.
Support implementation of software architectures and designs that meet requirements.
Develop code following project coding guidelines, process requirements, and review expectations.
Assist with unit, integration, software-in-the-loop, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, including:
Developing and executing unit tests
Verifying requirements and interface behavior
Supporting code coverage activities
Helping analyze test results
Supporting SITL and HITL integration and testing
Capturing test results and release artifacts
Work with other subsystems to support proper integration of platform software into the broader flight software design.
Participate in implementation approach discussions by helping evaluate cost, complexity, schedule, and technical risk.
Support continuous improvement of team practices, including:
Improving documentation and knowledge sharing
Automating repetitive development or test tasks
Contributing to CI/CD improvements
Participating in retrospectives and post-release reviews
Helping improve release confidence and integration quality
Grow technical ownership over time in areas such as:
Yocto-based build systems
Linux kernel customization
Device trees and low-level hardware interfaces
Embedded networking concepts
Platform test automation
Flight software deployment and update flows
Software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop environments
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
1+ years of experience in software development, embedded systems, Linux, or related areas
Basic programming experience in one or more of:
C , C++ , Python, Bash / shell scripting
Familiarity with Linux development environments
Interest in embedded Linux, spacecraft systems, or mission-critical software
Familiarity with basic…