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Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer Seen this week

Loft Orbital · San Francisco, CA · Space SystemsAbout the Role: Work with Programs Lead Systems Engineers to define performance requirements, consolidate budgets, and ADCS allocations; Develop and validate the attitude guidance algorithms (on-ground or in orbit); Develop the ADCS calibration strategy; Coordinate with the bus suppliers to ensure a follow-up and anomaly resolution; Support customer interactions for ADCS performance; Be the technical reference...

Product Systems Engineer Seen this week

Loft Orbital · San Francisco, CA · Space SystemsWanna join the adventure? About this role: Define and own the integrated-level system design for the Hub Take ownership of the development of selected capabilities across the Hub product scope Translate high-level concepts into actionable technical specifications for modular subsystems Lead and coordinate requirements, traceability, future-proofing, CONOPS , ICDs, trade studies, risk topics, and design reviews...

Senior Product Systems Engineer Seen this week

Loft Orbital · San Francisco, CA · Space SystemsWanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital builds a space infrastructure providing a fast & simple path to orbit. Using different flight proven buses, we design, integrate and operate spacecraft to fly physical or virtual customer payloads.

Flight Dynamics Engineer, Orbits R&D Seen this week

Planet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Space SystemsAbout the Role: As a Flight Dynamics Engineer, you will work on a small team of dedicated engineers responsible for the Flight Dynamics and Mission Planning for Planet’s fleet of satellites. The Flight Dynamics disciplines of this team include mission design, orbit determination, maneuver design and execution (with propulsion and differential-drag), and conjunction assessment & mitigation. Mission Planning is...$114,200 to $142,700 per yearHybrid

Senior Camera Systems Engineer Seen this week

Planet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Space SystemsAbout the Role: Planet seeks a Senior Camera Systems Engineer to serve as the primary system architect and technical lead for our next-generation satellite camera modules. In this role, you will bridge the gap between mission-level imaging goals and hardware implementation, orchestrating the end-to-end lifecycle of our camera systems. You will drive requirements flowdown, lead cross-functional trade studies, and...$205,800 to $257,200 per yearHybrid

Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer (San Francisco Office) Seen this week

Planet Labs · San Francisco, CA · Space SystemsImpact You’ll Own: Interface mission specifications between our customer and Planet’s teams Assess system level budgets for engineering trades and feasibility studies Collaborate with our mission operations as well as data product teams to ensure that the satellite system meets the needs of our customer Participate in the assembly, integration and testing (AI&T) of satellite systems for test planning and anomaly...$162,600 to $203,200 per year

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer Associate (Fall 2026) Seen this week

Astranis · San Francisco · Space SystemsAs an Associate, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems - we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis. Role Work with the Guidance,...

Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Simulation Software Engineer Seen this week

Astranis · San Francisco · Space SystemsGuidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Simulation Software Engineer As a Simulation Software Engineer on the GNC team, you will design, develop, and test our high-fidelity spacecraft simulation that is used to validate the software that controls our satellites while in orbit. You will improve the core simulation infrastructure and collaborate with engineering teams across the company to model new systems and add...$120,000 to $175,000 per yearOn site

Mission Engineering Associate (Fall 2026) Seen this week

Astranis · San Francisco · Space SystemsMission Engineering Associate (Fall 2026) Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis). As an Associate Engineer, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems - we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful...

Spacecraft Engineer - Office of the CTO Seen this week

Astranis · San Francisco · Space SystemsAstranis is seeking a motivated and experienced Spacecraft Engineer to join our dedicated team. This critical role involves the full lifecycle development of advanced small form-factor Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. The successful candidate will be a key driver for cross-system trade studies, own satellite budgets, work to develop mission CONOPs, coordinate unit & vehicle test planning & readiness, and...$130,000 to $180,000 per yearOn site