Senior Hardware/Production Test Software Engineer

• Design high-level software architecture in support of vehicle integration and test operations
• Coordinate across multiple teams to create software testing infrastructure based on testing and production needs
• Work with ground software and flight software teams to integrate software into test infrastructure
• Design scalable test code to be reused across multiple different testing campaigns and vehicle generations
• Refine specifications from electrical engineers to validate critical flight components
• Support all phases of development from initial proposal development through successful test and flight
• Implement ground control and telemetry software
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Requirements

• Bachelors, degree in CS, EE (or equivalent background knowledge)
• 5+ years total of relevant experience
• 2+ Experience with Python (or other high-level object oriented scripting language(s))
• 2+ Experience with Linux and shell command line tools
• 2+ Experience with version control systems (git, mercurial, svn, or others)
• A passion for building things, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience reading schematics and data sheets, debugging circuits that interface with embedded software, from debugger to logic analyzer to oscilloscope

Bonus

• Experience with web development frameworks and databases

Compensation

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.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary
$150,000 — $215,000 USD

Additional Information

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))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.