Astroscale
Astroscale develops and operates on‑orbit servicing spacecraft and software providing debris removal, life extension, end‑of‑life, and in‑space situational awareness for commercial and government satellite operators. It earns revenue through mission contracts and services; demonstrations include ELSA‑d and ADRAS‑J, with selections by JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, ESA, the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo, it is public and maintains subsidiaries in the UK, U.S., France, and Israel.
Open Positions at Astroscale
5 open positions
Develop and verify mission-critical flight software for Astroscale spacecraft, including real-time C/C++ systems, spacecraft simulation, and SILS-based testing. The role also improves development tooling and workflows through Python automation and containerized environments.
Own and operate Astroscale’s Linux and cloud infrastructure across AWS and on-premises environments, combining DevOps automation with SRE reliability practices. The role focuses on platform services, containerized workloads, CI/CD, monitoring, incident response, and AI/LLM infrastructure support.
Develop and validate GNC flight software for Astroscale spacecraft across flight software, spacecraft simulation, algorithm prototyping, verification, and development automation. The role combines C/C++ and Python engineering with spacecraft dynamics modeling and mission-critical software testing.
Develop and evolve flight dynamics software products for defence space-control missions, combining orbital mechanics expertise with software engineering, verification, and customer-facing technical leadership. The role offers the opportunity to influence product direction and support cutting-edge space domain awareness programmes.
Lead the development of computer vision components for spacecraft and mission systems, from algorithm design through hardware integration and operational support. This senior role combines embedded software engineering, object detection, verification, and subsystem-level technical leadership.