Aerospace Software Engineer, Near Space Labs

C++, Stratospheric Vehicle

Salary not provided

Python

Linux

C++

Git

Expert level

Barcelona

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Aerial imagery and earth observation

Open for applications

Aerial imagery and earth observation

21-100 employees

B2CB2BBig dataFlightsRoboticsAPIScienceAerospace

Open for applications

Salary not provided

Python

Linux

C++

Git

Expert level

Barcelona

More information about location

21-100 employees

B2CB2BBig dataFlightsRoboticsAPIScienceAerospace

Company mission

Near Space Labs' mission is to democratize high-quality geospatial intelligence.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Proactivity, drive, and ownership
10+ years experience in software development for robotics or embedded systems
C/C++
Python
Linux systems
Git
Sensors, actuators, and single-board computers
Knowledge of PCB design is a plus

What the job involves

We are seeking a proactive and hands-on Software Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will develop the onboard software of our stratospheric platforms
Contribute to the C++ software development in our flight vehicle’s onboard computer
Interface with servomotors, cameras, and other peripherals and sensors
Design automatic fault detection and recovery algorithms
Optimize low-level functions
Flight logs processing and automation using python scripting and APIs
Running hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations
Design and follow test processes
Coordinate with mechanical and electronics engineers regarding system interdependencies
Participate in test flights

Our take

Near Space Labs provides customers with high-res imagery of the earth. The twist is, this isn’t satellite imagery, but imagery collected by a zero-emission fleet of wind-powered weather balloons, each one able to capture up to 1,000 square kilometres of imagery on each flight. This makes for an eco-friendly, low-cost alternative to satellite imagery and results in images up to 50 times clearer than those collected by satellite.

Over 500 flights were booked by customers over 2022 alone. Near Space’s cameras are already unlocking crucial intelligence for clients as diverse as local councils, wildlife trackers, and insurance companies.

It’s a remarkable development, unlocking the power of geospatial data for customers who would never have depended on it before, and it therefore cracks open a whole new market in which Near Space is an uncontested player.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Apr 2025

$20m

SERIES B

Sep 2021

$13m

SERIES A

Total funding: $33m

Company benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
25 days paid time off
Equity
Annual team offsites
Visit our New York & Barcelona offices
Learning & development reimbursement
Opportunity to attend a balloon launch

Company HQ

Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY

Leadership

Rema Matevosyan

(CEO)

Previously a software developer with InnoRise, then at the Institute for System Programming of Russian Academy of Sciences. Subsequently held a junior research fellowship at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.

Ignasi Lluch

(CTO)

Worked on the Galileo Evolutions Team at the European Space Agency, and then as a Space Systems Engineering Researcher at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.

Albert Caubert

(Chief Engineer)

Previously an engineer at the Centre National d'Études Spatiales, then did his PhD as a Marie Curie Researcher at the University of Strathclyde. Subsequently held an AOCS engineering role at OHB SE.

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