Product-Driven Spacecraft Software Engineer

Astro Digital

San Jose (CA)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

38 hours ago

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Job summary

Astro Digital is seeking a Spacecraft Product Software Engineer to transform internally developed spacecraft software into repeatable, customer-facing products. You will bridge embedded software with product engineering, defining architectures and interfaces that support multiple customer applications and ensure subsystem software is robust and maintainable.

The role collaborates with Embedded Software, Hardware, and Systems teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
5+ years of software engineering experience.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
Experience developing software for bare metal embedded systems.
Experience developing software for Linux.
Experience integrating software with hardware systems.
Familiarity with communications interfaces such as SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, TCP, and UDP.
Experience with software configuration management and Git-based development.
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Partner with Embedded Software Engineers to evolve internally developed spacecraft subsystem software into customer-facing products.
Identify opportunities to increase software reuse, standardization, and configurability across subsystem offerings.
Drive the transition from mission-specific implementations to scalable, product-oriented software architectures.
Define software release strategies, versioning approaches, and long-term sustainment plans for subsystem products.