Samara Aerospace develops satellite bus technology that replaces traditional reaction wheels with solar-hinge actuation to deliver dramatically more stable, lighter, and smaller spacecraft.
<p><strong>About Us: </strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Role:</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Software team at Samara is looking for a Flight Software Engineer to join us in building an entirely new class of satellite systems. We are looking for someone who is curious, kind, and has high standards. This person will work on the flight software service stack that operates our satellite and is centered around a robust control software for our groundbreaking attitude control technology. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Expect a high bar, necessary independence, high amounts of cross-team iteration, and to work alongside a team who is passionate about building something truly new.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">If you have a background in satellite flight software, attitude control, internet-of-things, backend web, or anything related, please apply! If you do not meet all of the below criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are more interested in folks who are collaborative with high standards, a learning mindset, and most of the skills than in a perfect technology match.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Responsibilities:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Spacecraft reliability</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278,"335559991":360}"> </span> <ul> <li>Observability instrumentation</li> <li>Designing test systems to expose bugs</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Fixing bugs</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Introducing/modeling best practice for reliable software</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}">Product interface development</span> <ul> <li><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}">Design clean interfaces for payload and ground interactions</span></li> <li><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}">Product mindset: the interfaces are the product</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}">Cross functional software engineering</span> <ul> <li><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}">work on subsystems including radio, data management, attitude control, and system safety</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":278}">Apply practices that limit complexity in task oriented modular systems</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Qualifications:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">3+ years of experience building taskable software stacks (like web servers)</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with service-based architectures</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience designing software-software and software-human interfaces</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with Linux drivers and the /dev interface</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong communicator and collaborator</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bias towards simplicity</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Learning mindset</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Preferred:</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span>