Payload Pointing Control Software Engineer

Logos Space

$90K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or a STEM field
  • Entry-level and senior-level applicants with spacecraft GN&C software development experience
  • Familiarity with spacecraft attitude state estimation and control algorithms like MEKF
  • Proficiency in programming languages including C, C++, Python, Rust, or Julia
  • Experience with Agile development and DevOps tools

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain real-time state estimation and pointing control software in C and C++
  • Manage interfaces between flight software, mechanically-steered and electronically steerable antennas, and optical terminals
  • Perform attitude determination, control, disturbance rejection, and analyze pointing performance
  • Conduct closed-loop testing using SITL, HITL simulations, and FlatSat platforms
  • Engage in the full software development lifecycle: requirements definition, architecture design, coding, reviews
  • Provide technical support for mission operations, including troubleshooting and procedure development

Benefits

  • Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of space networking
  • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment
  • Work with a team passionate about solving challenging engineering problems
  • Engage in a culture that promotes innovation and creativity
  • Pathways for professional development and learning in the aerospace sector
Full Job Description
Position Summary, Responsibilities, & Qualifications

Logos is seeking a Payload Pointing Control Software Engineer to lead the development of our onboard, real-time beam control system. You will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating and testing the pointing control software that will keep Logos space networking constellation running smoothly. This role connects low-level estimation and control software with high-level mission requirements - motion to mission!

You should be prepared to work and thrive in a fast moving environment where you are comfortable taking vague design ideas and turning them into practical software that is ready to fly. We are seeking engineers who love to solve hard problems

Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain real-time state estimation and pointing control flight software in C and C++.
  • Manage the interfaces between payload beam control flight software, mechanically-steered antenna hardware, electronically steerable antennas, and optical intersatellite crosslink terminals.
  • Perform detailed attitude determination, control, disturbance rejection, and pointing performance analyses that bridge connect link budgets with pointing budgets
  • Conduct closed-loop testing using software-in-the-loop (SITL) simulations, hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) simulations, and FlatSat platforms to validate algorithm function and performance.
  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, coding, and code reviews.
  • Provide technical support for mission operations, including anomaly resolution and the development of operational procedures


Basic Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math).
  • Experience: Seeking both entry-level applicants as well as senior-level applicants with prior spacecraft GN&C software development experience.
  • Technical Proficiency:
    • Experience, knowledge, skill or interest in traditional spacecraft attitude state estimation and control algorithms such as the Multiplicative Extended Kalman Filter (MEKF).
    • Proficiency in C, C++, Python, Rust or Julia
    • Experience with Agile development practices, DevOps and workflow management tools
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