Full-Time
Senior Guidance And Control Engineer
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Updated on 3/13/2025
Astranis
201-500 employees
Develops low-cost telecommunications satellites
Compensation Overview
$155k - $200kAnnually
Senior
No H1B Sponsorship
San Francisco, CA, USA
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
US Citizenship Required
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- BS or MS degree in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, CS, physics) with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, or similar
- 5+ years industry experience working with Guidance, Navigation, and Control systems
- Demonstrated experience with estimation techniques such as sensor fusion (e.g. extended Kalman filters), and batch estimation
- Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, and testing control algorithms
- Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and testing trajectory and attitude guidance algorithms
- Demonstrated experience in developing 6-DOF simulations & flight software
- Experience with Python (Numpy, Scipy), C++, and Git
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and doing hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware and/or software from scratch
- Work within the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team to design, build, test, and operate satellite software and hardware for the GNC System
- Software development including flight algorithms, ground software, simulation framework, and physics models
- Focus on estimation algorithms in real time settings (e.g. Kalman Filtering) as well as offline applications (batch estimation)
- System design including make/buy trades, component selection, system sizing, and pointing budgets
- Validation and verification through software simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, and hardware in the loop testing
- Concept of operations development, mission planning, and flight operation support
- Hardware development including managing internal component build, external vendors, and subassembly bring-up and testing
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
- Experience with orbit determination methods
- Experience with trajectory optimization
- Experience with robotic manipulators
- Experience with geostationary spacecraft operations
- Experience with spacecraft propulsion
- Experience with hardware in the loop simulations
- Experience implementing algorithms for embedded systems
Astranis develops and deploys spacecraft designed for Geostationary Orbit to provide internet connectivity to people who currently lack access. The company creates low-cost telecommunications satellites that allow it to offer bandwidth-as-a-service to both commercial and government customers. This approach enables Astranis to deliver services at a much lower cost compared to traditional satellite providers, making it appealing for reaching underserved markets. With over $1 billion in satellite services sold in the past two years and plans for additional satellite launches, Astranis is positioned for growth. The company's goal is to bridge the digital divide by connecting the estimated 4 billion people without internet access, and its technology has garnered interest from the US Department of Defense.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$587.2M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Astranis raised $200M in Series D funding, fully funding its Omega satellite program.
- Partnerships with Xona Space and USSF highlight Astranis' potential in defense and navigation.
- Astranis plans to launch 100 MicroGEO satellites by 2030, expanding its market reach.
What critics are saying
- Competition from SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper may impact market share.
- Potential satellite launch delays could affect Astranis' deployment schedule.
- Reliance on venture capital funding poses financial risks if future rounds fall short.
What makes Astranis unique
- Astranis offers low-cost telecommunications satellites with a unique bandwidth-as-a-service model.
- The company designs, manufactures, and operates its own satellites, ensuring full control.
- Astranis focuses on connecting 4 billion people without internet access, addressing a global need.
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Benefits
An equity stake in the company.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Unlimited vacation days.
Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day.
Complementary OneMedical membership.
Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop.
Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
Generous, fully-paid parental leave.
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 4%1 year growth
↑ 1%2 year growth
↑ 1%Astranis, operator of a satellite internet company intended to bridge the digital divide, raised an additional $50 million of Series D venture funding from NTT Docomo Ventures, and other investors.
As part of this ambitious effort, Orbits first partnered with Astranis, the world's leading operator of dedicated communications satellites, to construct its latest satellite.
Astranis to develop resilient GPS satellites for USSF.
WASHINGTON - Satellite manufacturer Astranis announced Nov. 1 it is teaming up with navigation startup Xona Space Systems to compete for a U.S. Space Force contract aimed at developing a backup to the military's GPS system.
Mr. Mancini joins Energy Recovery from Astranis Space Technologies Corp., a San Francisco-based next-gen satellite company, where he served as CFO for four years and was instrumental in bringing this revolutionary satellite technology to market.