2 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$180k - $235k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop flight software for satellite flight computers and Earth-station hubs.
- Develop firmware for satellite and Earth-station control boards.
- Contribute to software architecture, high-level design, requirements generation, implementation, and incremental project delivery.
- Develop C++ software interfacing with flight computers and custom vehicle hardware.
- Improve reliability through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with payload, communications ground control, and telemetry teams.
- Mentor junior engineers.
- Support both commercial and U.S. Government programs.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience developing product software in modern C++ or C.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies and design patterns.
- Experience with communications protocols including TCP/IP, I2C, and SPI.
- Experience building high-availability or high-reliability systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Passion for space technology.
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee or other protected-individual status as required for compliance with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.
- Preferred experience with Python; embedded Linux/POSIX systems; VxWorks, Linux, FreeRTOS, or QNX; production software development; safety-critical development; and board bring-up, debugging, or hardware/software integration.
Benefits
- Equity and incentive stock options.
- Company-subsidized healthcare, disability insurance, and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement planning.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Free on-site catered meals.
About Astranis
Astranis designs, builds, and operates small geostationary communications satellites to deliver dedicated broadband and secure networks for telecom providers, enterprises, and government agencies. It sells satellite capacity and turnkey spacecraft/services, with offerings centered on its MicroGEO platform and contracts that include work with NASA and the U.S. Space Force across GEO and MEO missions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company reports a commercial backlog of over $1 billion for more than a dozen MicroGEO satellites.