Software Engineer, Engineering Tools

SPINLAUNCH Inc • Long Beach, CA

17h

About The Position

SpinLaunch is building Meridian, a next-generation broadband constellation designed to deliver high-capacity, low-latency connectivity to users around the globe. Backed by leading venture capital and engineering partners, we are rapidly scaling the design, production, and deployment of the satellites and ground systems that will bring Meridian online. Joining the Meridian team means working at the forefront of one of the most ambitious commercial space programs underway today — designing, building, and operating spacecraft that will reshape global connectivity. You'll be part of a close-knit, collaborative team that thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment, where your work directly advances a constellation that millions will depend on.

Requirements

• B.S. in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
• Strong proficiency in modern Python: type hints, testing, packaging, idiomatic library design
• Comfort with structured data formats and validation (YAML, JSON, pydantic or equivalent)
• Proficiency with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience writing and maintaining unit and integration tests
• Proficiency on Linux and the command line
• Demonstrated ability to build tools that other engineers actually adopt
• Ability to work autonomously and exercise good engineering judgement
• Strong interpersonal, verbal communication, and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience building data pipelines around automated test — capturing results, organizing them, making them queryable
• Hands-on experience automating lab test equipment
• Proficiency with instrument control: SCPI, VISA, PyVISA, IVI, GPIB, LXI
• Experience with the scientific Python stack: NumPy, SciPy, pandas
• Experience with visualization: matplotlib, Plotly, or web-based dashboards (Streamlit, Dash, Panel)
• Workflow orchestration (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, or similar)
• Time-series or experiment-tracking systems (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, MLflow, or similar)
• Containerization (Docker) and reproducible environments
• Prior experience in fast-moving startup engineering environments

Responsibilities

• Creating infrastructure for high volume automated testing, data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Creating pipelines to organize and evaluate engineering trade studies through config management, version control, automated analysis workflows, visualization tools and comparison tools.
• Supporting infrastructure development for satellite technology demonstrations.

What This Job Offers

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