About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is building Starmind — a satellite constellation that captures solar energy in space to enable high-performance AI compute for Earth. As a Software Engineer on this program you will own and deliver highly reliable software across the full lifecycle: design, implementation, test, deployment, and on-orbit support.

• Develop highly reliable, real-time software for gateways, satellites, user terminals, and network switches in a low-latency, high-capacity satellite network.
• Lead and participate in architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure robust, maintainable systems.
• Build prototypes and run experiments to validate design decisions and performance targets.
• Create tools for software development, deployment, data analysis/visualization, and automated test execution across virtualized, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-orbit environments.
• Deploy and maintain continuous integration, test execution, and release pipelines for mission-critical software.

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a science discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree (relevant internships count).
• Production development experience in C, C++, or assembly.
• Experience building applications and distributed systems in a Linux environment.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, testable, and maintainable code.

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Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong first-principles problem solving and software design focused on correctness and maintainability.
• Significant professional experience writing C, C++ or assembly in production systems.
• Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world projects.
• Familiarity with real-time rendering, physics simulation, game engine development, or other resource-constrained high-performance computing domains.
• Experience with networking protocols (UDP, TCP/IP) and distributed systems design.
• Awareness of security considerations for distributed systems and internet services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-changing environment.
• Experience with automated testing, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, and on-site or on-orbit test support.

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Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work extended hours or weekends occasionally to meet mission-critical deadlines.
• Ability to travel occasionally to support on-site testing.
• This role may require access to export-controlled technology. As required by U.S. export regulations (ITAR/EAR), applicants must be U.S. persons or otherwise eligible to obtain necessary authorizations.

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ITAR & Authorization Requirements

To comply with U.S. Government export regulations, this position requires that applicants be one of the following: (i) a U.S. citizen or national, (ii) a U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) a Refugee under 8 U.S.C. §1157, or (iv) an Asylee under 8 U.S.C. §1158 — or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Applicants will be asked to confirm their eligibility where applicable.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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