Field-Ready Software Engineer for Spacecraft Deployments

Cantos Ventures; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Apex

Healthcare (company-paid)

PTO + holidays

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Lunch & snacks

Playa Vista office

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Deployed Engineer to support delivery, integration, and adoption of software-enabled products. You will be the primary software interface for customers, working across flight and ground software, and coordinating with internal teams to resolve issues.

This role involves hands-on work in labs and customer sites, travels as needed, and shaping deployment processes for future scaling. A technical degree and strong software experience are required.

Qualifications

• U.S. Person status required due to export controlled data.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field as listed.
• Strong software engineering background in software-enabled products.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems in lab, integration, production, field, or customer environments.
• Ability to support software compatibility across flight/ground tools and customer environments.
• Experience with Linux, Python, C/C++, networking, test automation, APIs, or similar tools.
• Ability to read and support implementation of technical docs and diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical software interface for customers.
• Support flight software and ground software compatibility across environments.
• Help customers bring Apex tools online and resolve issues with internal teams.
• Travel to customer sites for hands-on deployment and problem solving.

Skills

Linux

Python

C/C++

Networking

APIs

Test automation

Customer-facing communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field

Tools

Lab equipment

Flight/ground software

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Deployed Engineer to support delivery, integration, and adoption of software-enabled products. You will be the primary software interface for customers, working across flight and ground software, and coordinating with internal teams to resolve issues.

This role involves hands-on work in labs and customer sites, travels as needed, and shaping deployment processes for future scaling. A technical degree and strong software experience are required.