Overview

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place To Work”, has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors.

At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and future commercial lunar and interplanetary businesses. 

Role/Responsibilities/Qualifications

Summary of role: You’ll be providing hands-on flight software engineering in support of design and development, analysis, and implementation for challenging and innovative new commercial space capabilities. 

For this role, key qualifications include: Minimum of 5 years experience with commercial spacecraft architecture, flight software design, Satellite hardware, and System implementation and test.

Role is immediate, full time, and located in S Ca.

Successful candidate will need to be comfortable working in fast-paced commercial and start up environments and enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams on a diverse array of challenges related to satellite system development and implementation, including

• Collaborate with multiple engineering functions to establish and design software algorithms, interfaces and designs for flight software systems
• Develop code and integration of complex software components into a reliable fully functional software system
• Develop software verification plans, test cases based on system requirements, industry regulations, and customer requirements
• Develop test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met
• Integrate and test software in simulated environments

Desired Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, Systems Engineering, Aerospace), with specific work experience in Flight Software
• Knowledge of software test processes
• Demonstrated ability to implement maintainable software in C/C or ADA.
• Demonstrated experience with software revision control systems and workflows (e.g. Git, CVS)
• Multiple platform experience is helpful (MS Window, Unix, Linux)
• Experience with Scripting languages such as Python
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink is desired
• Ability to assist with the resolution of unit test issues
• Knowledge of FDIR and fault management
• Extensive knowledge of system engineering methods and best practices for space systems
• Excellent written and verbal communications with a demonstrated capability to work collaboratively with customers at all levels, partners, and colleagues
• Must be a self-motivated individual who can work independently and in a team
• Commercial space program experience strongly preferred
• Must be a US citizen or greencard holder
• Demonstrated ability to implement maintainable software in C/C or ADA.
• Demonstrated facility with software revision control systems and workflows (e.g. Git, CVS)

The typical pay range for this position is USD $140,000 - $220,000 per year, total package. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, retirement plan and other benefits (all included as part of package)

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