Senior Payload Pointing Control Software Engineer

Logos Space; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading satellite communications company in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Senior Payload Pointing Control Software Engineer. This key role involves designing and developing onboard real-time beam control software to ensure operational integrity. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in spacecraft software development, adeptness in programming languages such as C and C++, and relevant engineering degrees. Furthermore, this position offers a competitive salary range of $190K - $250K along with opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge satellite technology.

Qualifications

• Seeking senior-level applicants with prior spacecraft GN&C software development experience.
• Experience with traditional spacecraft attitude state estimation and control algorithms such as the Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter (MEKF).
• Ability to integrate and test high-level and low-level software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time state estimation and pointing control flight software in C and C++.
• Manage interfaces between payload beam control software and antenna hardware.
• Perform attitude determination and control performance analyses.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Rust

Julia

Education

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a STEM field

Tools

Agile Development Practices

DevOps

Job description

Location

Mountain View, CA; San Diego

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Engineering

Compensation

• $190K – $250K

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system purpose-built to serve the connectivity

needs of the commercial enterprise users and government users. We will help fill an important gap in the market, providing resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. Business customers have contracts with agreed-upon performance standards for their broadband, and Logos will build these capabilities into the system from the beginning. Speed and reliability are the foundation of the system. Logos is designed to extend cloud and data center network connectivity anywhere in the world to fixed, seaborne, and airborne terminals.

Logos is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.

Position Summary, Responsibilities, & Qualifications

Logos is seeking a Senior Payload Pointing Control Software Engineer to lead the development of our onboard, real-time beam control system. You will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating and testing the pointing control software that will keep Logos space networking constellation running smoothly. This role connects low-level estimation and control software with high-level mission requirements — motion to mission!

You should be prepared to work and thrive in a fast moving environment where you are comfortable taking vague design ideas and turning them into practical software that is ready to fly. We are seeking engineers who love to solve hard problems

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time state estimation and pointing control flight software in C and C++.
• Manage the interfaces between payload beam control flight software, mechanically-steered antenna hardware, electronically steerable antennas, and optical intersatellite crosslink terminals.
• Perform detailed attitude determination, control, disturbance rejection, and pointing performance analyses that bridge connect link budgets with pointing budgets
• Conduct closed-loop testing using software-in-the-loop (SITL) simulations, hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) simulations, and FlatSat platforms to validate algorithm function and performance.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, coding, and code reviews.
• Provide technical support for mission operations, including anomaly resolution and the development of operational procedures

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math).
• Experience: Seeking senior-level applicants with prior spacecraft GN&C software development experience.
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Experience, knowledge, skill or interest in traditional spacecraft attitude state estimation and control algorithms such as the Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter (MEKF).
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Python, Rust or Julia
  • Experience with Agile development practices, DevOps and workflow management tools

• Logos Space Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering creativity, curiosity and diverse perspectives among employees. We seek to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and drive outstanding results. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one's employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination. Offers will be contingent on the candidate's ability to access export-controlled information under U.S. law.

Compensation Range: $190K - $250K