Satellite Operations Software Engineer - Automation

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. Satellite Connectivity Group is hiring a software engineer to build automation and runtime infrastructure for a satellite network that enables off-grid connectivity for iPhone and Watch Ultra.

You will operate at the intersection of satellite networks, cloud services, and operations, automating processes, writing code, and maintaining deploy pipelines. The role emphasizes autonomous work on large codebases, experience with embedded and cloud software, and a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including production Python.
• Experience with developing automation of (preferred) satellite constellations or fleets of autonomous vehicles/drones.
• Ability to independently navigate and reason about large, unfamiliar code repositories spanning both embedded and cloud-based software.
• Hands-on fluency with Linux and Mac OS, cloud service APIs, modern command-line usage and HTTP tooling.
• Experience working with CI and production CD pipelines for a software service.
• Experience using design documents and ICDs as foundations for an operational service.
• Export Compliance Requirement: This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled technology and technical data regulated under EAR.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop mission automation software alongside our operations partners that enables lights-out operation of a satellite constellation
• Be part of a 24/7 on-call rotation for those services; lead anomaly response and drive post-incident review
• Author clear operational procedures for the mission that will be used by an operations team, interacting daily with the systems you build
• Reason across large codebases, tracing behavior end to end to implement new features and root-cause issues
• Work from design documents and ICDs to define and validate operations automation
• Own continuous integration (CI) and CD pipelines for mission automation software services

Skills

Python

Linux

Mac OS

Cloud APIs

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

HTTP tooling

Job description

Apple Inc. Satellite Connectivity Group is hiring a software engineer to build automation and runtime infrastructure for a satellite network that enables off-grid connectivity for iPhone and Watch Ultra.

You will operate at the intersection of satellite networks, cloud services, and operations, automating processes, writing code, and maintaining deploy pipelines. The role emphasizes autonomous work on large codebases, experience with embedded and cloud software, and a 24/7 on-call rotation.