Base Salary
$130k - $175k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement spacecraft avionics software.
- Implement ground control and telemetry software.
- Develop automated testing software at component, functional, and system levels, including hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Implement low-level software interfaces for spacecraft components.
- Implement, troubleshoot, and improve real-time operating system components.
- Coordinate with other teams to ensure software works with their hardware.
- Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent background knowledge.
- Experience with C and/or C++.
- Experience with Linux and shell command-line tools.
- Interest in hands-on design and development in a fast-paced environment.
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status is required for export-control compliance.
Benefits
- Equity package and company-subsidized healthcare.
- Disability and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement planning.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Free on-site catered meals.
- The role is based at Astranis’s headquarters in Northern California.
About Astranis
Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband. Operating in geostationary orbit, each MicroGEO satellite can provide dedicated satellites to small and medium-sized countries, Fortune 1000 companies, and other commercial customers. Astranis has built a $1 billion backlog for 12+ MicroGEO satellites launching over the next two years. Astranis also offers services across orbits and use cases. With contracts in place with Space Force, NASA, and other government partners, Astranis is working across MEO and GEO to support government science, PNT, and communications missions. Astranis has raised $750 million from top global investors and employs a team of over 400 engineers and builders, headquartered at Historic Pier 70 in San Francisco, California.