Jobs at Xona Space Systems

Develops production-grade C++ and Python automated tests for distributed cloud and edge systems. Responsibilities include unit, integration, and end-to-end testing; deterministic test harnesses and mocks; C++/Python interoperability validation; Bazel and GitLab CI/CD integration; code coverage enforcement; and debugging complex test failures. The role collaborates closely with software and infrastructure engineers to validate numerical, navigation, and multi-service system logic.

Leads the architecture, delivery, verification, and on-orbit support of embedded flight software for a satellite constellation. Manages and grows the flight software organization, establishes scalable development and quality processes, coordinates with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and drives technical strategy, reliability, resource planning, and delivery across satellite programs.

Designs and automates cloud security architecture, guardrails, IAM, zero-trust controls, and compliance across AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and CI/CD pipelines. Conducts threat modeling and security assessments, monitors cloud threats, supports incident response, and builds self-service security tools that enable engineering teams to work securely. The role partners with platform, DevOps, SRE, architecture, and enterprise security teams.

Owns and scales AWS multi-account cloud infrastructure, network topology, disaster recovery, reliability, security, and cost optimization. Designs VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPNs, and routing policies; standardizes infrastructure through Terraform and AWS CDK; implements observability; and enables engineering teams with self-service infrastructure, launch reviews, and capacity planning. The role also requires container orchestration expertise, secure cloud design, automation skills, and collaboration with SRE and product engineering teams.

The Product Manager will handle partner integrations for Pulsar, facilitate adoption of Xona's services, and ensure successful ecosystem collaboration.

Design, implement, and execute test plans for satellite RF systems and subsystems. Build and maintain RF test setups, automate data capture and analysis, validate system performance, troubleshoot RF anomalies, and support environmental testing. Collaborate with subsystem teams to define verification matrices across the satellite development lifecycle.

Conduct GNSS analyses and live-sky test campaigns for a LEO-PNT satellite system, produce technical reports and white papers, support rapid-turnaround assessments, validate signals with lab and field testing, and contribute to product documentation and demonstrations.

The GNC Engineer will design, implement, and test attitude control systems for precise spacecraft maneuvering, involving simulations and software development.

Lead ERP implementation and own finance systems, integrations, and workflows. Partner with Accounting, IT, and leadership to automate processes, build reporting/dashboards, support data migration, UAT, training, and audit readiness across multi-entity operations.

Lead day-to-day satellite manufacturing at Burlingame, managing production planning, shop floor, technicians, equipment maintenance, and KPI-driven execution to meet master schedule. Drive continuous improvement, lean/TPM and QMS adherence, workforce optimization, and cross-functional coordination with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.

Develop, validate, and maintain high-fidelity six-degree-of-freedom spacecraft digital twins and flexible-body models. Build physics-based models for dynamics, sensors, actuators, and disturbances; apply system identification, derive linear approximations, and support control design, Monte Carlo analysis, and HIL/SIL testing through model-based development and verification.

The Sr. Mechatronics Designer will design and test electromechanical systems for spacecraft, collaborating with various engineering disciplines to ensure reliability and performance.

As a DevOps Engineer, you'll develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate testing, manage infrastructure, and improve build processes for high-quality software releases.

The Build & Release Software Engineer will design and optimize build systems, manage CI/CD workflows, and improve software development processes for satellite systems using C++ in embedded Linux environments.

Manage cap table and equity administration in Carta, maintain corporate governance and legal records, support entity formation and compliance across jurisdictions, assist with venture financings and investor due diligence, manage contract workflows and legal document repositories, and improve legal operations while partnering with Finance, HR, Tax, and external counsel.

The Mechanical Engineer will design and manage RF systems hardware, ensuring project delivery from design to testing within a collaborative team.

Lead development and architecture of navigation subsystems (precise positioning, orbit determination, clock estimation, atmospheric modeling, integrity monitoring), mentor engineers, and translate algorithms into flight-ready software and interfaces with payload and systems engineering.

Design and implement high-performance signal-processing solutions for LEO PNT satellite systems, focusing on FPGA optimization, DSP algorithms, and hardware integration.

Design, develop, and integrate electrical subsystems and PCBAs for satellite payloads. Own schematic-to-layout workflows, perform lab bring-up, troubleshooting, and system-level integration and testing. Capture requirements, run trade studies, document interfaces, and mentor teammates while improving design practices and reliability methods for space hardware.

Design, build, and qualify spacecraft fluid and pressurized gas systems end-to-end: component selection, CAD/BOM ownership, test infrastructure, automation for ground tests, DOT compliance, and integration with satellite bus.