Flight Software Engineer

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

As our Flight Software Engineer, you will support the the development, execution, and implementation of the flight software that commands and monitors the spacecraft.
Additionally, you will connect with other teams to ensure that the software you've implemented works on their hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in CS, EE (or equivalent background knowledge)
• A passion for building things, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Experience with C and/or C++
• Experience with Linux and shell command line tools
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Nice To Haves

• Experience with designing real time systems
• Experience with building bare-metal embedded system software
• Experience with reading schematics and datasheets, debugging circuits that interface with embedded software, from debugger to logic analyzer to oscilloscope
• Experience with web development frameworks and databases
• Experience with test framework development, especially with HITL (Hardware in the Loop) systems

Responsibilities

• Implement spacecraft avionics software
• Implement ground control and telemetry software
• Implement software for automated testing at component, functional and system levels, including HITL (Hardware in the Loop) testing
• Implement low level software to interface with various spacecraft components
• Implement/troubleshoot/improve real time operating system components
• Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Benefits

• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level