Full-Time
Machine Learning Engineer
Constellation Space
1-10 employees
AI-driven OS for satellite network management
Compensation Overview
$120k - $180k/yr
Seattle, WA, USA
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Bachelor's, Master's
 AI & Machine Learning (1) |
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- A B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience is required.
- Proven experience deploying machine learning models into production is required.
- Strong software engineering skills in Python and C++ are required.
- Experience with cloud platforms, containerization using Docker, and MLOps tools is required.
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain machine learning models in production environments.
- Build robust MLOps pipelines for continuous training and integration of models using telemetry data.
- Optimize algorithms for low-latency inference on edge devices, including spacecraft hardware.
- Collaborate with data scientists and flight software engineers to integrate AI capabilities into core flight systems.
Constellation Space builds ConstellationOS, an AI-powered operating system for large satellite networks. It acts as an autonomous infrastructure layer that ingests telemetry from satellites, ground stations, and weather systems to predict link failures with over 90% accuracy, issuing a five-minute warning and autonomously rerouting traffic in under two seconds to prevent data loss without human intervention. The platform targets satellite operators and seeks to replace reactive NOC playbooks by enabling proactive, automated network management at mega-constellation scale. The team comes from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA, lending domain experience, and the company aims to reduce industry losses from network failures (estimated at $2.5 billion annually) by improving resilience and efficiency. Financially, the company progressed from Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch with a $500K accelerator round to a $6.5M seed in March 2026 led by SGH Capital, to fund platform development and expansion.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$130K
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- March 2026 seed financing and YC W26 extend runway for product and sales.
- AWS Marketplace presence by May 2026 lowers procurement friction for satellite operators.
- Commercial and government design partners validate demand for mission-assurance software.
What critics are saying
- Design-partner phase in August 2026 means no proven production adoption yet.
- AWS and incumbents can bundle constellation orchestration into existing aerospace stacks by 2027.
- If predictive rerouting misses outages, operators abandon ConstellationOS after one failed fleet incident.
What makes Constellation Space unique
- ConstellationOS targets autonomous satellite operations, not generic ground-software, since January 2026.
- AWS Marketplace listing and shadow-pilot rollout signal productization beyond pitch decks.
- Founders from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA bring rare operational credibility.
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