Firmware Engineer, Turion Space
$100-150k
+ Company stock
Office located in Irvine, CA
Satellite manufacturer & operator
Be an early applicant
Satellite manufacturer & operator
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$100-150k
+ Company stock
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
- 2+ years of experience developing firmware in a professional environment
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, or a related field
- Proficiency in embedded systems programming using C/C++
- Proficiency working with firmware development tools
- Proficiency writing drivers from scratch for new hardware
- Proficiency reading and understanding chip specifications
- Strong understanding of embedded systems principles and methodologies
- Strong documentation and collaboration skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience with microcontroller and microprocessor systems
- Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance
Desirable
- Proficiency in assembly programming
- Experience with firmware development tools such as JLink, Keil, IAR, and GCC
- Experience with FreeRTOS and embedded Linux
- Experience with firmware verification techniques and methodologies
- Proficiency in scripting languages including Python and Bash for automating firmware build and verification processes
- Experience with IO, timing, and performance optimization
- Familiarity with communication protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, and Ethernet
- Experience with high-speed and low-speed serial interfaces
- Experience with dynamic RAM controllers
- Experience designing tight loop interrupt driven high performance systems
- Familiarity with high-speed FLASH interfaces
- Experience with image sensors and camera systems
- Experience with networking protocols and packet processing
- Familiarity with build tools such as Make and CMake
- Familiarity with hardware description languages such as VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled Firmware Engineer to join our team. As a Firmware Engineer at Turion, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing firmware for various payload R&D projects and spacecraft bus development
- Design, implement, and verify firmware for embedded systems and spacecraft components
- Develop and optimize firmware for efficient data handling and processing
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define firmware requirements and specifications
- Support R&D efforts of new space-based payloads and systems
- Implement and optimize signal processing and control algorithms in firmware
- Integration of firmware with hardware platforms
- Perform debugging, testing, and validation of firmware on prototype and flight hardware
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure system functionality
- Lead verification and validation of firmware-based systems
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 (2 rounds)
Dec 2022
$5m
EARLY VC
Sep 2021
$6.2m
SEED
Total funding: $11.2m
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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