Astranis

Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Simulation Software Engineer

San Francisco

Work authorization required$120k-$175kDetected 1 day ago

PythonC++Object-Oriented ProgrammingAlgorithmsStatisticsAerospace EngineeringControlsCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world's best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs.
Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

BS or MS in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent background experience
2-5+ years experience with Python or other high-level object-oriented programming language(s)
Knowledge of memory management, threading, and interprocess communication techniques
Experience in statistical analysis techniques and Monte Carlo simulation
Experience with C/C++
Experience with AI tooling and agentic workflows
Experience with databases
Experience with spacecraft design
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

$120,000 - $175,000 USD
Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources.

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis's total rewards package.

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction.

This listing is sourced directly from Astranis's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.