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Orbitalsidekick29mo ago
USD 100000–160000/yr

Space Operations Engineer (Embedded Software)

United StatesUnited States·San FranciscoFull Timemid
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Orbital Sidekick (OSK) is revolutionizing how the world understands and interacts with our planet. We are the leading hyperspectral satellite data and analytics company building the most advanced space-based infrastructure and proprietary "Spectral Intelligence™" platform.

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Orbital Sidekick (OSK) is revolutionizing how the world understands and interacts with our planet. We are the leading hyperspectral satellite data and analytics company building the most advanced space-based infrastructure and proprietary "Spectral Intelligence™" platform. Our constellation of Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellites (GHOSt™) delivers unparalleled, persistent monitoring capabilities, capturing an unparalleled 500 bands of light to reveal the chemical fingerprints of targets on Earth. We provide actionable insights to critical sectors including Energy, Mining, Agriculture & Forestry, Environmental & Emergency Monitoring, and Defense & Security, helping our clients optimize sustainable operations, mitigate risk, and enhance situational awareness globally.

As a Space Operations Engineer (Embedded) in our Payload Engineering Team, you will be working on creating the services to control our Satellites. Reporting directly to our VP of Payload Engineering and working closely with our Analytics, Software and Product Teams, you will help build out the tools, processes and products critical to our customers' success.

  • Model tasking scenarios for a constellation of hyperspectral satellites
  • Perform trade studies on orbit positioning and maneuvers to maximize satellite coverage
  • Interface with the operations and software team to successfully execute targeted tasking with multiple space-based sensors
  • Test operations plans on ground hardware testbeds, and improving ground software test processes
  • Work with the OSK product team to deliver high fidelity constellation tasking plans
  • Verify and Validate tasking plans and spacecraft health and status
  • Troubleshoot and resolve payload on-orbit anomalies and findings
  • Optimize camera and optical systems to extract critical insights
  • Develop detailed understanding of onboard flight software hardware and software interfaces
  • Work with OSK’s algorithm team to implement onboard algorithms to high-bandwidth data-streams
  • Develop OSK’s data ingestion and processing capabilities for satellite as well as aerial hyperspectral images 
  • Work with GPU cores to implement on-the-fly data corrections using a neural network
  • Incorporate payload and spacecraft bus command and control schemes
  • BS in Aerospace/Mechanical/Astronautical engineering or Computer Science
  • 3+ years of experience in the Aerospace/Space industry
  • Strong skills in C, C++, Linux Operating System on ARM
  • Spacecraft operations experience, downloading and uploading spacecraft control parameters
  • Ability to code in python for scripting, automation and algorithm integration purposes
  • Experience using software APIs to receive and send telemetry data
  • Knowledge of embedded communication protocols to control hardware sensors
  • Strong skills in data processing pipelines and algorithm runtime optimization
  • MS in Aerospace/Astronautical Engineering or Computer Science
  • Familiarity with scalable software solutions
  • Health and Status monitoring of software systems
  • Firm understanding of optics, optical alignment, and spacecraft control
  • Experience with remote sensing data
  • Expertise in python and C++ software development

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    San Francisco, United States
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    Posted
    December 18, 2023
    First seen
    March 26, 2026
    Last seen
    May 15, 2026

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