Flight Software Engineer

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the U.S. military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

As our Flight Software Engineer, you will support the development, execution, and implementation of flight software that commands and monitors the spacecraft.

Additionally, you will connect with other teams to ensure that the software you implement works on their hardware.

• 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
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates for our rapidly‑growing team

• 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
• Don’t meet them all? Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

• 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 systems

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.

$130,000 – $175,000 USD

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))

At Astranis, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

We value diversity and inclusive collaboration. All people are welcome to apply and join our team.