Senior Flight Software Engineer

Be one of the Bedo 100

Albedo is revolutionizing the space industry by building technology to commercialize Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). Our first satellite, Clarity-1, is built upon our Precision bus, our VLEO-optimized platform designed specifically to thrive where other satellites cannot. With the successful launch of Clarity-1, we've proven our ability to deliver the highest resolution visible (10cm) and thermal (2m) imagery available commercially from space—a resolution previously possible only with aircraft and drones, but now available globally and on-demand.

Through the next couple of years, our focuses will be scaling production of our Precision bus to support the growing Clarity constellation and serving our customers the highest-resolution data. As part of the first 100 employees at Albedo, you will have a direct impact on on the above goals, whether that’s working directly on hardware to enhance our performance in VLEO, optimizing the pointing algorithms of our agile satellite, or delivering imagery to reduce wildfire risk, monitor carbon emissions from industrial power plants, or inform decision-makers on national security matters.

How We Operate: Albedo has developed a novel approach to Very Low Earth Orbit, both in space and with our business model. We are intentionally doing things differently by taking (calculated) risks, trying new things, and moving with speed. In age where AI presents extraordinary potential, we’ve adopted an AI-first mentality to create leverage for ourselves and customers. Like our satellites, we intentionally operate in a space that most avoid because its hard — but the excitement and things we have and will achieve make it worth it.

Who We're Looking For: As we scale our VLEO platform and expand our constellation, we need innovative thinkers who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about pushing technological boundaries. You'll be joining a team that's already proven it can achieve the impossible with the successful deployment of Clarity-1. If you're excited to tackle top-tier technical challenges, apply cutting-edge AI developments, and advance the state-of-the-art in VLEO technology, you'll find yourself part of a mission that's transforming how humanity sees and understands our planet—and eventually, other worlds.

If you can feel the excitement running through your veins, apply to be one of the Bedo 100.

At Albedo our mission is to bring 10-cm imagery to the masses, and as our Flight Software Engineer, you’ll be playing a critical part in our software development, verification, and roadmap to the future!

We’re developing a highly precise and nimble satellite that’s flying in Very-Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) to reach our 10-cm goal (and let’s not forget the 2-meter thermal imagery to boot)! We’ve got tight timing constraints in our spacecraft, and software performance is key to achieving that goal. We embody high-speed and low drag!

If furthering your experience in embedded Linux, real-time operating systems, performance benchmarking, and hardware offloading sounds exciting, then read on!

What You'll Do

• Work directly with avionics hardware to develop highly performant software in embedded Linux.
• Benchmark our solutions to ensure we’re meeting our tight timing constraints.
• Design software solutions that can communicate between real-time operating systems and embedded Linux.
• Verify our software works end-to-end, from ground communication to spacecraft commanding.
• Participate in integration and test campaigns to ensure our software is robust.
• Assist in maintaining automated systems for CI/CD, both software-only and hardware solutions.

Your Ideal Skills and Experience

• Understand trade-offs when it comes to topics such as memory, processor capabilities, hardware offloading, latency/bandwidth, or build versus re-use.
• Can use version control, such as Git (hint: we use it), and you might be pedantic about how you version your software (like using SemVer).
• Demonstrate a core competency in one, or many, of the following: networking communication, distributed computing, Linux driver development, middleware frameworks, state machine modeling, real-time operating systems, software/hardware simulations, or pick your flavor of nerding out and tell us!
• Most importantly, want to learn, and want to be challenged.
• Have read all of this and are excited to apply!

Even if you feel like you don’t meet all of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply! Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications.