Aerospace Vehicle Test Software Engineer

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare (high-quality company-subsd

401(k) retirement planning

Flexible PTO

Free on-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. seeks a Software Engineer to advance vehicle testing capabilities for spaceflight hardware, joining a rapidly growing team focused on reliability and mission readiness.

You will design end-to-end software architecture for vehicle integration, develop scalable test infrastructure, and collaborate with ground and flight software teams to validate critical components, ensuring systems perform under demanding conditions and support both commercial and government

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or EE or equivalent.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Proficient in Python.
• Experience designing software systems and test architectures.
• Experience with Linux and shell.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• 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 flight software into test infrastructure
• Design scalable test code to be reused across multiple 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
• Help guide large test campaigns by creating the tools necessary for its success and delegating and mentoring more junior Engineers
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
• Participate on a rotating on-call shift to troubleshoot and resolve flight and production issues

Skills

Python

Linux

Software architecture

Test tooling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. seeks a Software Engineer to advance vehicle testing capabilities for spaceflight hardware, joining a rapidly growing team focused on reliability and mission readiness.

You will design end-to-end software architecture for vehicle integration, develop scalable test infrastructure, and collaborate with ground and flight software teams to validate critical components, ensuring systems perform under demanding conditions and support both commercial and government