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Flight Software Engineer

Astranis· Engineering
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San Francisco$130k - $175kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Flight Software Engineer at Astranis, a company building advanced satellites for high orbits. Role focuses on development, execution, and implementation of flight software that commands and monitors spacecraft, and collaboration with other teams to ensure software runs on hardware.

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.

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:C/C++Linux
Nice to have:Real-time systemsBare-metal embedded softwareHardware in the Loop (HITL)Schematic and datasheet readingWeb development frameworks and databases

Benefits

  • equity package via incentive stock options
  • high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement planning
  • flexible PTO
  • free on-site catered meals
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Astranis

Advanced satellites for high orbits.

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 US 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. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock, and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

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