Albatronix Consulting is hiring: Flight Software Engineer in Palo Alto

We operate in the commercial satellite communications and aerospace sector, building a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) relay network that fuses RF and optical inter-satellite links for continuous, real-time connectivity. Our engineering teams deliver mission-grade embedded and flight software that must be secure, deterministic, and resilient in extreme environments.

Role Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain real-time flight software for satellite command, control, and payload management on resource-constrained platforms.
• Develop and optimise embedded drivers, hardware-abstraction layers, and telemetry/telecommand interfaces for avionics, SDRs, and optical/RF payloads.
• Integrate vendor SDKs and third-party board-support packages into the flight stack and adapt them for mission requirements.
• Design and implement autonomy features including fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) and safe-mode behaviours for on-orbit reliability.
• Build and expand software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test frameworks to accelerate verification, CI/CD, and regression testing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with RF, GNC, systems, and ops teams to support hardware bring-up, system-level test, and on-orbit commissioning.

Skills Qualifications

Must-Have

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent; 5+ years in embedded/flight software (space, aerospace, or robotics).
• Proven C/C++ expertise for deterministic, low-latency systems and experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, VxWorks, RTEMS, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with device drivers, hardware interfaces (CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, RS-422), and avionics integration.
• Demonstrated capability building SIL/HITL frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and hardware bring-up/debug workflows.

Preferred

• Experience with SDRs, optical payloads, spacecraft comm protocols, FDIR design, and integrating vendor SDKs into flight stacks.
• Familiarity with spacecraft operations, security for space-to-ground links, and participation in launch/commissioning activities.

Benefits Culture Highlights

• Competitive compensation with equity and performance bonuses; comprehensive healthcare and 401(k) matching.
• Small, mission-driven engineering teams with strong ownership, fast decision cycles, and direct impact on first missions to orbit.
• Hands-on exposure to end-to-end spacecraft development, from silicon and avionics to on-orbit operations and scaling to constellations.

We seek engineers who thrive on solving hard systems problems, take ownership of reliability at every level, and are comfortable working in-person in Palo Alto or relocating to join a high-velocity hardware-software team. Apply to be part of shipping the infrastructure that will enable connected space services worldwide.