Senior Embedded Engineer - Space Systems
Hubble Network7 months ago
Base Salary
$126k - $249k/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 across architecture, implementation, and debugging
- Collaborate with RF, digital design, mechanical, and operations teams
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience delivering embedded systems for production hardware, preferably in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability domains
- 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 technologies
- Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, ADCs, DACs, and DDR memory interfaces
- Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers
- Space-environment experience, including radiation hardening, thermal management, and single-event effects, is optional
- FPGA integration or development experience with AXI, PCIe, custom parallel buses, and register-mapped peripheral access is optional
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents under ITAR requirements
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 builds a direct-to-satellite connectivity network that lets off-the-shelf Bluetooth Low Energy devices transmit data without gateways or cellular coverage. The company sells global IoT connectivity and a developer platform for asset tracking and sensor applications across logistics, agriculture, maritime, and industrial markets. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Seattle, it launched its first satellites in 2024 to begin rolling out worldwide coverage.