2 days ago
Base Salary
$140k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide subject matter expertise for ADCS and imaging payload subsystem software design and development.
- Develop, maintain, unit test, release, and provide feedback on embedded flight software.
- Deliver mission-critical software features and bug fixes in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Support software requirements development and management with Systems Engineering.
- Produce and perform documentation, testing, inspections, and analysis to verify compliance with requirements.
- Lead or participate in task planning, status meetings, standups, and sprint planning using task-management tools.
- Provide technical leadership and collaborate with Satellite Operations, Mission Management, and other program teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- At least six years of experience delivering and maintaining commercial or embedded software in a production environment.
- Expertise in clean and maintainable C/C++ and Python code.
- Expertise in embedded systems, ideally Embedded Linux and related build systems such as Buildroot and Yocto.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and on budget.
- Strong root-cause analysis, problem-solving, written communication, verbal communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- U.S.-born citizenship is required due to program requirements.
- Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, embedded Linux board bring-up, familiarity with listed hardware and high-speed interfaces, FreeRTOS, boot loaders, space systems, satellite components, and ADCS/GNC-related embedded software.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life, AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, with BlackSky paying 100% of employee-only medical, dental, and vision premiums and contributing $100 per month for out-of-pocket expenses.
- 15 days of PTO, 11 company holidays, four floating holidays, paid volunteerism leave, parental leave, and other leave programs.
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match.
- Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs, and employer matching donations.
- Professional development, choice of Mac or PC, and company swag.
- Preferred location is Tukwila, WA, with the ability to work in the office 1–2 days per week; exceptional remote candidates may be considered.
- Full-time benefits-eligible position.
About BlackSky
BlackSky builds and operates a constellation of small Earth‑observation satellites and a real‑time geospatial intelligence platform that delivers imagery and automated analytics to government and commercial customers. It sells subscriptions and tasking services for near real‑time monitoring of strategic sites and events. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, BlackSky is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: BKSY).