Software Engineer, Power Optimization

What you'll do

• Write highly reliable ground and vehicle software to control thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.
• Develop constellation optimization algorithms based on satellite operational requirements and physical constraints.
• Build first-principles physics models of satellite power and thermal behavior.
• Optimize payload utilization subject to specific energy and thermal constraints.
• Design future satellite constellations by defining requirements and building simulations for hardware and software trades.
• Own the complete software lifecycle including development, testing, verification, rollout, and monitoring.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards for code quality.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline OR 3+ years of experience in software development.
• Proficiency in C/C++ or another systems programming language like Rust.
• Experience with production software environments where reliability and correctness guarantees are essential (preferred).
• Deep understanding of software performance, including profilers, vectorization/SIMD, runtime, and memory optimization (preferred).
• Understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, builds, deployment, and monitoring (preferred).
• Strong math and physics knowledge (preferred).
• Ability to communicate with experts from other engineering disciplines and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment (preferred).
• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.