3 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design high-level software architecture for vehicle integration and test operations.
- Build scalable, reusable software testing infrastructure for component, integrated, production, and multi-generation vehicle test campaigns.
- Coordinate with multiple engineering teams and integrate ground and flight software into test infrastructure.
- Refine electrical-engineering specifications to validate critical flight components.
- Implement ground-control and telemetry software.
- Support development from proposal through successful test and flight.
- Assist with recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering, or equivalent background knowledge.
- At least five years of relevant experience.
- At least two years of experience with Python or another high-level object-oriented scripting language.
- At least two years of experience with Linux and shell command-line tools.
- At least two years of experience with version-control systems such as Git, Mercurial, or SVN.
- Hands-on design and development experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience reading schematics and data sheets and debugging circuits that interface with embedded software using tools from debuggers to logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
- Web development framework and database experience is a bonus.
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status is required for compliance with U.S. Government space-technology export regulations.
Benefits
- Equity and incentive stock options
- Company-subsidized healthcare
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement planning
- Flexible paid time off
- Free on-site catered meals
- On-site work at Astranis headquarters in Northern California
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.