Flight Software Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at Astranis. San Francisco · $130,000–$175,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build spacecraft avionics software that commands and monitors the vehicle
- Write ground-control and telemetry software, then verify it works with other teams’ hardware
- Create automated component, functional and system tests, including hardware-in-the-loop setups
- Develop low-level interfaces for spacecraft components and diagnose or improve real-time operating system code
- Help recruit, interview and hire additional flight software teammates
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering, or equivalent technical knowledge
- You have worked with C or C++ and are comfortable using Linux and shell command-line tools
- You enjoy hands-on software design and development in a fast-moving setting
Who this fits
This role suits an engineer who wants hands-on spacecraft software work across embedded code, testing and hardware integration. It is based in San Francisco. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or otherwise meet the stated protected-individual status requirement.
From the employer
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.
Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Flight Software Engineer
As our Flight Software Engineer, you will support the the development, execution, and implementation of the flight software that commands and monitors the spacecraft. Additionally, you will connect with other teams to ensure that the software you've implemented works on their hardware.Role
- Implement spacecraft avionics software
- Implement ground control and telemetry software
- Implement software for automated testing at component, functional and system levels, including HITL (Hardware in the Loop) testing
- Implement low level software to interface with various spacecraft components
- Implement/troubleshoot/improve real time operating system components
- Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in CS, EE (or equivalent background knowledge)
- A passion for building things, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Experience with C and/or C++
- Experience with Linux and shell command line tools
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience with designing real time systems
- Experience with building bare-metal embedded system software
- Experience with reading schematics and datasheets, debugging circuits that interface with embedded software, from debugger to logic analyzer to oscilloscope
- Experience with web development frameworks and databases
- Experience with test framework development, especially with HITL (Hardware in the Loop) systems
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.Base Salary$130,000—$175,000 USDU.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.Astranis SMS Terms of Service
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