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Flight Software Engineer

Samara Aerospace·📍 San Francisco

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Full-Time

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Experience

MID LEVEL

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About Us: Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations. Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers a modular and scalable platform that streamlines satellite production and deployment, significantly reducing launch costs. Hummingbird's compact architecture maximizes launch capacity, making it the most efficient and agile spacecraft in the industry. At the core of our technology is the patented Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system. Unlike traditional wheel-based pointing control systems, MSAC utilizes actuators embedded in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation. This design eliminates the need for spinning wheels, reducing mass and potential points of failure, while enhancing pointing precision. Role:

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What they are looking for

Skills & requirements

Qualification

3+ years of experience building taskable software stacks (like web servers) Experience with service-based architectures Experience designing software-software and software-human interfaces Experience with Linux drivers and the /dev interface Strong communicator and collaborator Bias towards simplicity Learning mindset Preferred: Experience with some or all of our tech stack: Docker Rust/Python MQTT and RPC Serialization technologies (e.g. protobufs, flatbuffers) Experience with spacecraft mission concepts like operations planning and attitude control Experience with Attitude Determination and Control [ADC] concepts, math, or systems Why Join Us ? Be a key player in a groundbreaking aerospace startup Work on exciting projects with the potential to revolutionize the satellite industry Collaborate with a passionate and driven team Opportunity to grow with the company and shape its future Salary and Benefits : Pay range: $140,000-160,000 annually to start Early and competitive equity in a rapidly growing startup Platinum-level healthcare, vision, dental, and life insurance covered 100% for you Partial dependent coverage available 401k matching at 4% (no vesting) Unlimited PTO and sick

Department · Software Engineering

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Hiring company

Samara Aerospace

About Us: Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations. Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers a modular and scalable platform that streamlines satellite production and deployment, significantly reducing launch costs. Hummingbird's compact architecture maximizes launch capacity, making it the most efficient and agile spacecraft in the industry. At the core of our technology is the patented Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system. Unlike traditional wheel-based pointing control systems, MSAC utilizes actuators embedded in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation. This design eliminates the need for spinning wheels, reducing mass and potential points of failure, while enhancing pointing precision.

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