5 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop software for satellite flight computers
- Develop firmware for satellite control boards
- Contribute to architecture and high-level design decisions for flight software
- Generate requirements and improve and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews
- Collaborate with avionics, ground control, telemetry, and other teams to ensure software works with spacecraft hardware
- Develop C++ software to interface with flight computers and custom vehicle hardware
- Deliver complex projects through incremental development
- Mentor junior engineers
- Contribute to 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 communication protocols including TCP/IP, I2C, and SPI
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Experience building high-availability or high-reliability systems
- Passion for space technology
- Preferred experience with embedded Linux/POSIX systems and Python
- Preferred experience developing on or for VxWorks, Linux, FreeRTOS, or QNX environments
- Preferred experience building, testing, and shipping production software
- Preferred experience with safety-critical development in FDA, FAA, or automotive contexts
- Preferred experience with board bring-up, debugging, and hardware/software integration
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required
Benefits
- Equity and robust benefits package
- Company-subsidized healthcare
- Disability 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.