Jobs at Reflect Orbital

Lead Reflect Orbital’s U.S. government sales strategy, growing existing accounts, winning new federal contracts, and converting SBIR opportunities into repeat business. Responsibilities include managing sales targets and pipelines, developing government relationships, leading proposals and negotiations, coordinating with engineering, legal, finance, and policy teams, and representing the company at industry events. The role focuses on selling complex aerospace and emerging technologies to government customers while forecasting revenue and expanding accounts.

Lead Reflect Orbital’s marketing strategy, brand positioning, integrated campaigns, launches, events, content, PR, website, social presence, and customer-facing messaging. Own budgets, performance reporting, creative direction, agency relationships, and team development while translating complex space and energy technology into compelling narratives that build awareness and qualified demand.

Design, develop, manufacture, analyze, and test spacecraft components and mission tools. The intern will prototype rapidly, build testing setups, troubleshoot complex systems, and contribute to spacecraft constellation operations. This is a hands-on, full-time onsite role requiring independent problem-solving, engineering judgment, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Intern will design, develop, analyze, manufacture, and test novel spacecraft components and build complete software tools and testing setups. The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, iteration, ownership, and shipping high-quality solutions. Candidates work full-time onsite for at least 12 weeks and contribute to spacecraft constellation success. Preferred experience includes Python or C++, services and APIs, databases, Linux, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, networking, RF fundamentals, and ground station or satellite communications.

Design, develop, analyze, manufacture, and test novel spacecraft components. Build complete engineering tools and testing setups, prototype rapidly, iterate on solutions, and ship high-quality work. The intern will work hands-on and independently, contributing to Reflect Orbital’s spacecraft constellation during a minimum 12-week, in-person internship.

Design, develop, analyze, manufacture, prototype, and test novel spacecraft components and complete testing tools. Interns will contribute to a flying satellite constellation, rapidly iterate on solutions, and independently ship high-quality work. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control concepts, mathematical modeling, simulation, and C/C++ and Python development. This is a minimum 12-week, full-time, in-person internship in Hawthorne, California.

Design, develop, analyze, manufacture, and test novel spacecraft components. Build complete tools and testing setups, prototype rapidly, troubleshoot hardware and software, implement device drivers, and work with serial communication protocols. The internship requires independent, hands-on contributions and a minimum 12-week in-person commitment at the Hawthorne, California office.

Design, develop, analyze, manufacture, and test novel spacecraft components. Build complete tools and testing setups, prototype rapidly, iterate on solutions, and ship high-quality work supporting Reflect Orbital’s flying constellation. Interns are expected to work hands-on, take substantial ownership, solve ambiguous technical problems, and operate independently while seeking guidance when appropriate.

Leads full-stack guidance, navigation, and control development for a space vehicle, including attitude and orbit control, trajectory planning, six-degree-of-freedom simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, flight software, avionics-in-the-loop testing, sensor and actuator selection, constellation design, and real-time spacecraft operations support.

Develop full-stack guidance, navigation, and control systems for a novel spacecraft. Responsibilities include designing attitude and orbit control algorithms, trajectory and motion planning, 6-DOF vehicle simulation, Monte Carlo performance analysis, flight software development in C++ or Rust, HITL validation, sensor and actuator selection, orbit and constellation design, and on-orbit operations support.

Develop and operate satellite ground software for telemetry, commanding, mission control, automation, dashboards, and alerting. Own systems from design through deployment and on-call support across AWS, Kubernetes, networks, ground stations, and cloud infrastructure. Lead GSaaS integrations, validate end-to-end data paths, troubleshoot mission-critical issues, and mentor engineers through design and code reviews.

Set the technical direction for satellite ground-segment architecture and roadmap. Design scalable command, telemetry, scheduling, networking, data, security, and automation systems for constellation operations. Deploy and operate software on AWS, lead launch and commissioning efforts, troubleshoot cross-domain issues, improve reliability and observability, and mentor engineers while supporting design reviews and hiring.

Own day-to-day spacecraft and mission operations, including telemetry monitoring, anomaly investigation, maneuver planning, ground-station coordination, commissioning, LEOP, and orbit-raising campaigns. Develop operational procedures, flight rules, automation, and fault-management processes. Lead real-time shifts and readiness simulations, collaborate with engineering teams, and mentor operations engineers while supporting 24/7 rotating coverage.

Operate spacecraft and develop mission-operations infrastructure for a growing satellite constellation. Responsibilities include monitoring telemetry and spacecraft health, investigating anomalies, planning maneuvers, coordinating ground-station passes, supporting satellite commissioning, maintaining procedures and command sequences, automating monitoring and anomaly response, validating operations through simulations, managing fault responses, and participating in 24/7 rotating shifts.

Set the technical direction and architecture for satellite ground software supporting constellation-scale operations. Build, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot command, telemetry, mission planning, fleet management, networking, automation, security, and observability systems. Lead launch and commissioning activities, improve reliability, define ground/flight engineering practices, make infrastructure sourcing decisions, mentor engineers, review designs and code, and support hiring. The role requires extensive ground systems experience, AWS and Kubernetes expertise, strong networking knowledge, and proficiency in Python, C++, and/or Rust.

Develop and operate satellite ground software for telemetry ingestion, command generation, spacecraft uplink, and mission control workflows. Build operator tools, dashboards, automation, and alerting; deploy systems on AWS and Kubernetes; maintain CI/CD and infrastructure as code. Integrate ground-station hardware, networks, and GSaaS providers, validate end-to-end data paths, monitor system health, troubleshoot mission systems, and provide 24/7 on-call support.

Drive proactive sourcing and outreach for engineering, manufacturing, and operations talent in aerospace. Build and maintain candidate pipelines, partner with hiring leads to define roles and speed decisions, represent the company at industry events, and manage high-volume searches with tailored engagement and follow-through.

The Composites Engineer will develop and optimize composite structures by refining processes, running experiments, and collaborating on manufacturing. Responsibilities include designing tooling and maintaining quality controls.

Own end-to-end direct supply chain for satellite flight hardware from prototype through production: sourcing, RFQs, supplier qualification, PO placement and tracking, long-lead and shortage management, and material-readiness dashboards. Partner with engineering, manufacturing, test, and quality to translate BOMs and drawings into procurement packages, negotiate terms, and reduce supply risks through dual sourcing and strategic buys. Build supplier programs, approval lists, and operating systems to keep spacecraft builds on schedule.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design, prototype, and validate spacecraft components, ensuring reliability and functionality under tight deadlines.