What if you could take an advanced optical system and turn it into something that can be built repeatedly, reliably and eventually at scale?
I’m working with a fast-moving deep-tech startup building compact optical communications systems for some exceptionally demanding applications.
They need a Mechanical / Product Engineering Lead who has already crossed the gap between “the prototype works” and “we can actually manufacture this.”
You’ll have significant technical ownership and work directly across mechanical, optical and electrical engineering rather than being confined to one narrow discipline.
Key Responsibilities
Architect compact multidisciplinary hardware products from prototype through production.
Integrate precision optical, mechanical and electronic subsystems.
Make engineering trade-offs across performance, SWaP, cost and manufacturability.
Own tolerance stack-ups, worst-case analysis and robustness engineering.
Drive DFM/DFA and production-readiness activity.
Build repeatable assembly and manufacturing processes.
Work directly with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
Support qualification, EMC/EMI and compliance activity.
Remain deeply hands-on throughout design, build and test.
Key Requirements
We’re particularly interested in engineers coming from environments such as precision optics, imaging, cameras, photonics, robotics, autonomous systems, advanced instrumentation or other compact high-performance hardware.
We’re working with an early-stage deep-tech company developing advanced optical communications systems for both terrestrial and space applications.
They’re looking for a Mixed-Signal Engineer to design the electronics sitting between high-performance photonic front ends and digital processing.
You'll work across high-speed ADC/DAC chains, TIAs, laser and modulator drivers, precision control electronics, clocking and FPGA interfaces – designing boards that ultimately need to perform in exceptionally demanding environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design mixed-signal schematics and PCBs for high-speed communications hardware.
I’m looking for a Space Systems Lead for an early-stage space company moving quickly while building genuine flight hardware.
The team is developing optical communications technology for spacecraft applications, and they need an engineer who can take ownership from architecture and requirements through qualification, AIT, launch and commissioning.
The sweet spot is someone who understands rigorous space systems engineering but thrives in a smaller organisation where engineers are expected to solve problems themselves.
Key Responsibilities
Define architecture for flight optical terminals and supporting spacecraft electronics.
Own requirements development and subsystem flow-down.
Manage mass, power, thermal, link and pointing budgets.
Lead SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR activity.
Develop V&V and qualification strategies.
Lead environmental testing including vibration, shock, TVAC, EMC and radiation-related activity.
Coordinate interfaces with spacecraft buses, launch providers and external partners.
Own AIT campaigns and support launch-site operations.
Help troubleshoot flight hardware and support commissioning/anomaly resolution.
Key Requirements
You could come from a spacecraft prime, NewSpace manufacturer, constellation business, payload developer or similarly fast-moving space hardware environment.
We’re looking for:
Demonstrable experience with flight hardware.
End-to-end understanding of the spacecraft development and test lifecycle.
Strong systems architecture and requirements experience.
Practical environmental test and qualification knowledge.
Experience with spacecraft AIT.
Understanding of radiation effects, parts selection and mitigation.
Ability to operate with substantial autonomy.
Optical payload, laser communications, hosted payload or precision pointing experience is advantageous.
Startup/small-team experience is useful but not essential.
Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.
This isn't a narrow requirements-management position. You’ll be expected to architect, build, test and deliver, working alongside a highly technical team on hardware intended for demanding operational missions.
If your background sits somewhere between systems architect and hands-on spacecraft engineer, I’d like to hear from you.
We’re partnering with a fast-growing space technology company building software that is changing how satellite missions are planned, coordinated and operated.
They’re looking for a technically minded Product Manager to take ownership of a core mission planning product used by operators to schedule activities, manage operational constraints and turn mission objectives into executable plans.
This is an opportunity to inherit an established, widely used product and take it to its next stage, improving the experience for existing customers while pushing towards increasingly automated and autonomous mission planning.
You’ll also help shape the direction of an emerging product area focused on payload operations and collaboration between different mission stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Own the product roadmap and vision for mission planning and scheduling capabilities.
Take ownership of an established product and determine how it should evolve based on customer feedback, usage and market needs.
Drive the transition from manual planning processes towards increasingly automated, constraint-aware scheduling.
Work closely with spacecraft operators, mission planners, payload teams and customers to understand complex operational workflows.
Translate scheduling challenges, dependencies, priorities and operational constraints into intuitive product capabilities.
Partner closely with software engineering and product design from discovery through delivery.
Contribute to technical and architectural discussions and make informed product trade-offs.
Help define the future direction of an emerging product supporting payload and multi-party mission operations.
Define product success metrics and use customer feedback and data to continuously improve the platform.
Visit customers and represent the product at relevant industry conferences.
Key Requirements
3+ years of Product Management experience within autonomous systems, aerospace, space technology or another complex technical environment.
Experience owning and maturing an existing software product.
Strong understanding of scheduling, mission planning, resource allocation or similarly constraint-heavy operational problems.
Comfortable working closely with highly technical engineering teams.
Strong product discovery skills with the ability to turn complex user workflows into intuitive experiences.
Experience balancing immediate customer requirements against longer-term product strategy.
Able to operate effectively in areas where the product direction is not yet fully defined.
Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
Must meet applicable U.S. export-control requirements and be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.
You’ll have ownership of a product already being used in live mission operations, with the mandate to make it smarter, more scalable and increasingly autonomous. At the same time, you’ll have room to influence new product strategy as the platform expands to support more complex missions, larger fleets and a broader range of operators.
The company offers a high-ownership environment, strong benefits, flexible location options across its U.S. hubs and the opportunity to have a direct impact on real-world space missions.
We’re working with an early-stage aerospace company developing a new generation of compact, high-performance spacecraft. The team is building differentiated satellite technology designed to improve the scalability, reliability and economics of deploying and operating satellite constellations.
They are looking for a Flight Software Engineer to join a highly technical, multidisciplinary engineering team and help develop the software stack responsible for operating the spacecraft.
This is a hands-on position with significant technical ownership, working across flight software, embedded Linux, spacecraft interfaces, controls and hardware integration.
Responsibilities:
Spacecraft reliability, including observability instrumentation, designing test systems to expose bugs, fixing bugs, and introducing/modeling best practices for reliable software.
Product interface development, including designing clean interfaces for payload and ground interactions.
Developing software interfaces with a product mindset, where the interfaces themselves are considered part of the product.
Cross-functional software engineering across radio, data management, attitude control and system safety.
Applying software engineering practices that limit complexity within task-oriented, modular systems.
Developing and evolving the flight software service stack responsible for operating the spacecraft.
Ideal Experience:
3+ years of experience building taskable software stacks, such as web servers or comparable systems.
Experience with service-based architectures.
Experience designing software-to-software and software-to-human interfaces.
Experience with Linux drivers and the /dev interface.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
A bias towards simplicity and maintainable software.
Desirable (experience with some of the following would be beneficial):
Docker.
Rust and/or Python.
MQTT and RPC.
Serialization technologies such as Protobuf or FlatBuffers.
Embedded Linux and hardware/software interfaces.
Spacecraft flight software or satellite systems.
Spacecraft mission concepts, including operations planning and attitude control.
Attitude Determination and Control (ADC) concepts, mathematics or systems.
IoT, robotics, autonomous systems or backend/distributed software controlling physical systems.
We’re hiring a Senior RF Engineer for a fast-growing aerospace startup developing next-generation satellite technology.
This is a hands-on role owning RF systems from architecture and design through PCB implementation, prototype bring-up, test, validation, and qualification.
You’ll work across RF communications and payload subsystems, including link budgets, noise and linearity analysis, RF/mixed-signal PCB design, and board/system-level testing.
Looking for experience with:
RF hardware design at microwave and/or mmWave frequencies
