Principal Embedded Engineer - Space Systems
Hubble NetworkBase Salary
$200k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Write maintainable Python and C code for satellite command scripts and performance-critical embedded applications.
- Design, implement, and maintain embedded Linux systems for satellite payloads, including kernel configuration, driver development, and optimization.
- Develop and debug device drivers for SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, ADCs, DACs, DDR memory controllers, and custom hardware.
- Contribute to satellite flight software for command and data handling, telemetry, and autonomous operations.
- Lead board bring-up for new hardware and collaborate with electrical engineers to validate designs, debug interfaces, and commission systems.
- Design software for radiation effects, thermal constraints, power budgets, and other space-environment challenges.
- Translate system-level requirements into robust embedded solutions and provide technical leadership and mentoring.
- Collaborate with RF, digital design, mechanical, and operations teams on system-level requirements and implementation.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience delivering embedded systems for production hardware, preferably in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability domains.
- Experience acting as a technical leader and trusted mentor through hands-on collaboration and coaching.
- Expert-level C programming knowledge, including memory management, real-time constraints, and optimization.
- Expert-level Python skills for scripting, automation, test frameworks, and ground-system integration.
- Solid embedded Linux experience, including kernel configuration, device drivers, Buildroot, Yocto, or similar systems.
- Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, ADCs, DACs, and DDR memory interfaces.
- Ability to use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers for hardware and software troubleshooting.
- Space-systems experience, including radiation hardening, thermal management, and single-event effects, is optional.
- FPGA integration experience with AXI, PCIe, custom parallel buses, and register-mapped peripheral access is optional.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents as required by ITAR regulations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and HSA options
- Unlimited PTO
- Commuter benefits if working from headquarters
- Learning and development allowance
- Health and wellness stipend
- Sabbatical program
- Full-time position based in Seattle, Washington
About Hubble Network
Hubble Network just became the first company in history to connect a Bluetooth chip to a satellite… Founded by a team of experts in wireless communications, space, and industrial IoT applications, Hubble Network is creating a global satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled device can connect to, regardless of cellular reception. Through this unbelievable technology, Hubble Network is primed to shake up entire industries by finally delivering a global network and platform for actionable real-world data acquisition. The applications of this technology are far-reaching: container & pallet tracking, wildfire detection, energy grid monitoring, heavy equipment, tool tracking, fleet management, logistics, predictive maintenance, safety for children, fall detection for the elderly, agricultural technology, & environmental monitoring to name a few. ------------------------ We have confirmed communication, validating our unbelievable technology and successfully kicking off their global satellite network, after launching satellites on SpaceX T-10 in Q1 2024. Moving forward, any device with a Bluetooth chip can have the ability to connect to our global satellite network. We aim to connect a billion devices, establishing the world’s first global, cost-efficient, and low-power network.