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Lead Flight Software Engineer

NewOrbit Space is hiring for Lead Flight Software Engineer in Reading, UK. Manager level. First seen August 6, 2026, posted 2 times; open as of November 10, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
NewOrbit Space
Where
Reading, UK
Level
Manager
First seen
August 6, 2026
Postings
2
Listed via
Ashby

What the posting says

Role - You’ll lead the team that owns the software that makes the spacecraft behave: real-time control flows, autonomy, mode management, FDIR, and the core flight applications that coordinate every subsystem. - You’ll design and implement robust flight-software services on RTOS or Embedded Linux - turning mission requirements into deterministic, testable software - then take it from simulation all the way to launch and on-orbit operations. - You’ll ensure our VLEO satellites stay safe and productive with strong fault tolerance, clean observability, and rapid iteration through over-the-air…

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