Senior Software Engineer, Simulation

Think: SpaceX energy meets startup speed... without the red tape.

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Salary: $148,000 - $208,000 per year

A bit about us:

We're building the operating system for space-designing, simulating, and deploying next-gen satellite systems that power everything from climate intelligence to national security. Our platform lets customers go from idea orbit faster than ever before.

Why join us?

You'll build simulation systems used across every stage of the spacecraft lifecycle
Your work directly impacts real satellites in orbit (not just dashboards nobody uses)
High ownership, high leverage-small team, massive impact
Work alongside experts in aerospace, software, and hardware
Competitive comp + equity (real upside, not monopoly money)

Job Details

We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Simulation) to build high-fidelity simulation systems that power spacecraft design, testing, and operations.

This isn't just modeling-it's building a living system used across:

Flight software testing
Hardware validation
Mission planning & scheduling
Real-world operational decision-making

What You'll Do
Build simulation systems for spacecraft hardware + software interactions
Model real-world environments (power, physics, orbital behavior, etc.)
Develop cloud-based simulation services at scale
Integrate simulation across:
Software-in-the-loop
Hardware-in-the-loop
Ops + scheduling systems
Drive architecture + roadmap for simulation platform

What We're Looking For
5+ years of software engineering experience
Strong background in simulation, modeling, or physics-heavy systems

Experience with:
Differential equations / numerical methods
Optimization, statistics, geometry
Ability to work across:
First-principles modeling
Data-driven modeling

Bonus points:
HIL / SIL testing
Distributed systems/cloud infra
Python, C++, or Julia

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