Observable Space
Observable Space builds vertically integrated optical systems and software that let satellites and spacecraft see, navigate, and communicate. Its products span ground-based telescopes and stations, in-space sensor payloads, and free-space laser communications, paired with embedded compute, cloud orchestration, and developer APIs. The privately held company is headquartered in Los Angeles and manufactures in-house, selling hardware and supporting software to satellite operators, space agencies, defense users, and research institutions.
Open Positions at Observable Space
6 open positions
Build and debug embedded Linux systems, low-level firmware, drivers, and hardware integrations for robotic telescopes and space-based compute platforms. This hands-on role combines software development with hardware bring-up, bench debugging, and reliability testing.
Computer Vision Engineer leading advanced image-processing and machine-learning research for space situational awareness and astronomy applications. The role owns vision pipelines end to end, from camera sensor readout through cloud data warehouse publication.
Build reliable, fault-tolerant flight software for spacecraft and telescope platforms, working at the boundary between embedded software and aerospace hardware. This hands-on role covers command and data handling, hardware integration, real-time systems, simulation, and system validation.
Lead the architecture and hands-on development of Observable Space’s full-stack software platform, spanning Kotlin services, TypeScript and React interfaces, C++ edge applications, and data systems. This Staff-level role combines multi-team technical leadership, mentorship, and deep software engineering execution for products enabling continuous observations of space.
Design resilient embedded Linux platforms, drivers, and hardware interfaces for robotic telescopes and space-based compute systems. This hands-on staff role spans board bring-up, Yocto platforms, high-speed peripherals, and long-term reliability in extreme environments.
Build the software powering Observable Space’s real-time space-observation platform across backend services, reactive frontends, and C++ edge applications. This full-stack role combines distributed systems, data architecture, production reliability, and customer-focused product development.