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CesiumAstro creates out-of-the-box communication systems for space and airborne platforms.
The Role
Lead and manage software development for aerospace embedded systems: plan releases, maintain backlog, run standups/retrospectives, communicate status to stakeholders, enforce lifecycle processes, and improve execution. Coordinate with engineers, program management, and customers to prioritize features and ensure successful satellite software builds and launches.
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At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.
We are looking to add a Principal Software Project Engineer I to our Internal Missions team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing software for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.
The CesiumAstro software team designs complex firmware and software for state-of-the-art aerospace systems. As a member of the software engineering team, you will help facilitate and improve the execution of the software development lifecycle at CesiumAstro. You will collaborate with software engineers, program managers, customers, and other stakeholders to plan and manage execution in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Activities include maintaining backlog health, holding software standups, and communicating project status to diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience managing embedded system firmware development in high-reliability systems. Experience with both agile and traditional design methodologies is desirable, including agile and v-model flows. Further, the ideal candidate has some first-hand embedded system software development experience.
Your work will have a direct impact on the success of the company. You will work closely with the engineering team, program management to ensure the successful build and launch of our satellite. Element will be the largest, most powerful rideshare satellite in LEO. We’re launching eight of them in the next four years, starting with our first launch this year. Together, our small team will design, build, and iterate to reduce mass and cost while increasing performance, reliability, and manufacturability of a new generation of satellites. Let’s build!
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create software development plans subject to cost and schedule constraints.
- Communicate project status to a wide variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Represent the software engineering team to programmatic stakeholders.
- Prioritize feature development based on varied and sometimes conflicting stakeholder inputs.
- Lead periodic planning meetings, retrospectives, and daily standups.
- Maintain software issue tracking systems and projects such as Jira.
- Ensure consistent and correct software development lifecycle execution.
- Continuously improve software project execution processes.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
- A minimum of 9 years of experience required including at least 1 year of embedded software development experience and at least 3 years of software project management experience.
- Excellent communication skills, especially in tailoring to a target audience.
- Familiarity with hardware design processes as they pertain to software development.
- Knowledgeable on multiple software product lifecycle and management approaches including Agile and V-model.
- Competency with software lifecycle management tools such issue tracking (Jira preferred), requirements management, configuration management, etc.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Excellent communication skills, especially in tailoring to a target audience.
- Familiarity with board-level hardware design processes as they pertain to software development.
- Knowledgeable on multiple software product lifecycle and management approaches including Agile and V-model.
- Competency with software lifecycle management tools such issue tracking (Jira preferred), requirements management, configuration management, etc.
- Experience project managing spacecraft software development.
- Experience designing products for deployment into aerospace systems.
- Experience with requirements-driven engineering processes.
CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.
CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.
Skills Required
- Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
- Minimum 9 years of experience including at least 1 year embedded software development and at least 3 years software project management
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to tailor messaging to different audiences
- Familiarity with hardware/board-level design processes as they pertain to software development
- Knowledgeable in multiple software product lifecycle and management approaches including Agile and V-model
- Competency with software lifecycle management tools (issue tracking such as Jira, requirements management, configuration management)
- Experience project managing spacecraft software development
- Experience designing products for deployment into aerospace systems
- Experience with requirements-driven engineering processes
CesiumAstro Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CesiumAstro and has not been reviewed or approved by CesiumAstro.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus FSAs and mental health benefits. Feedback suggests the health package is comprehensive for a growth-stage aerospace firm.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and other retirement-plan elements. Feedback suggests core retirement mechanisms are in place alongside standard financial benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick days, and bereavement leave are included. Feedback suggests time-off options are broad on paper across multiple leave types.
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The Company
What We Do
We build high-throughput, plug-and-play phased array communication payloads for space and airborne platforms. CesiumAstro’s full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products enable a diverse range of commercial and defense objectives. Full-system engineering design is at the heart of every CesiumAstro product. We deliver high-performance solutions under rapid development timelines.
Why Work With Us
At CesiumAstro, we’re a team. We’re passionate, respectful, and determined colleagues ready to help at a moment’s notice. We’re mentors excited to enable our peers with the knowledge they need to succeed. Together, we’re visionaries committing to building memories that will last a lifetime.
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