Flight Software Engineer, Turion Space
$110-150k
More information about location
Office located in Irvine, CA
Satellite manufacturer & operator
Open for applications
Satellite manufacturer & operator
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$110-150k
More information about location
Office located in Irvine, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To advance space sustainability, bridge national security capability gaps, and realign incentives across the value chain in satellite manufacturing.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline or equivalent experience in the field
- Experience with embedded systems programming. C/C++ proficiency mandatory
- Experience in implementing embedded software solutions on spacecraft missions or other similar complex embedded systems
- Capable of identifying and solving complex problems with little to no supervision or direction
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed on rare occasions
- Experience with Linux and shell command-line tools
- Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance
Desirable
- Familiarity with commonly used protocols and standards for spacecraft communications, such as CCSDS, CAN, SpaceWire
- 2+ years experience developing flight software for spacecraft missions
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test embedded software from scratch
- Experience writing drivers for interfacing with hardware
- Experience working with operating systems, file systems, and bootloaders
- Experience testing embedded Linux software for complex high reliability applications
- Experience with NASA’s Core Flight System (cFS)
- Experience with other tools/languages such as YOCTO, python, git, GTest, bash etc
- A love for small fast paced teams and fast-moving organizations
What the job involves
- The Flight Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing software that controls and manages spacecraft systems and operations
- This role involves collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure that flight software meets performance, reliability, and mission-specific requirements
- Design and develop flight software for spacecraft and satellite systems across all levels of the tech stack including:
- Low level bootloader, file system, and kernel programming,
- Embedded software programming and driver development,
- Implementation of algorithms and complex logic to manage spacecraft operations
- Help architect and test flight software that is used on-board Turion’s fleet of satellites
- Develop and execute test plans to validate flight software functionality. Perform integration and system-level testing to ensure software meets specifications
- Identify and resolve software defects and performance issues. Optimize software to ensure efficient operation and minimal resource usage
- Work with hardware engineers and systems engineers to integrate flight software with spacecraft hardware and systems. Ensure communication and functionality between software and hardware components
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive documentation for flight software, including design specifications, test plans, and user manuals. Ensure documentation is accurate and complies with company standards
- Provide support for flight software during mission operations. Troubleshoot and resolve software issues that arise during testing and in-flight operations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including systems engineers, hardware engineers, and mission planners, to address and resolve software-related issues
- Reporting To James Roach
Application process
- Application Deadline: December 29, 2024
- Applied
- Review
- Technical Interview
- Take Home Assessment
- Final Interview
- Hired
Our take
To empower critical space missions, Turion Space builds and operates DROID Satellites that its clients can control through the company's operating system (known as Starfire).
The idea behind Turion's approach is to simplify satellite operations by making them non-configurable, instead handling day-to-day operations itself. In this way, the company helps its clients to eliminate friction between platform and bus suppliers, which can hinder the potential of missions.
To support the expansion of its operations, which include non-earth imaging, space debris removal and satellite servicing, the company has raised strategic funding. This positions it well to move towards its goal of producing 45 satellites annually by 2027.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Dec 2022
$5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $5m
Company HQ
Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine, CA
Leadership
Ryan Westerdahl
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent over 8 years at SpaceX, initially as a Propulsion Development Engineering Intern before becoming a Dynamics Engineer.
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