Flight Software Associate (Summer 2027) Verified today

Astranis · San Francisco, CA · Software · first seen 2026-09-23

Flight Software Associate (Summer 2027)

This is a 12-week salaried role designed for recent graduates from four-year university programmes. You will work on hard problems alongside Astranis engineers, designing and testing software that flies on satellites currently in orbit and launching soon.

What you will do

  • Design, write and test embedded software running on satellites
  • Work on ground control and testing software with the engineering team

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field (or currently enrolled in an M.S. programme in a similar discipline)
  • Experience with C/C++ and scripting languages
  • Demonstrated ability to personally design, write, and test software from scratch

Bonus skills

  • Experience with embedded systems running on bare metal
  • Experience with real-time operating systems
  • Experience with FPGA or DSP programming

Compensation

Base salary: $1,925 per week.

US citizenship requirement

U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.