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$200,000 – $280,000
Listed on Astranis’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
This role develops the embedded software that controls and monitors Astranis satellites in orbit, handling everything from flight computer logic to firmware for control boards. It's suited to experienced embedded systems engineers who want to work on space technology at scale, with mentorship responsibilities and cross-team collaboration on both commercial and government missions.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5-8+ years developing software in modern C++ or C
- Experience with communication protocols (TCP/IP, I2C, SPI)
- Experience building high availability and high reliability systems
- Software development methodology and design pattern knowledge
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Passion for space technology
Nice to have
- embedded Linux or POSIX systems experience
- Python experience
- Experience with VxWorks, Linux, FreeRTOS, or QNX
- Demonstrated experience building, testing, and shipping production software
- Safety-critical development experience (FDA, FAA, Automotive)
- Board bringup and hardware-software debugging and integration experience