Star Catcher
Software Engineer
Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment requires proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. ITAR-related conditions require U.S. citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent residence, protected-individual status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Develop and test software supporting Star Catcher’s space-to-space power-beaming spacecraft and orbital power grid.
What you'll do
- Develop embedded software in C++ using object-oriented design principles, and support embedded, flight, or ground software development and testing.
- Integrate software with system baselines, interfaces, and network communications; prepare and execute test plans and document results.
- Use team development workflows and communicate work status, accomplishments, and impediments.
What they ask for
- Foundational understanding of software development principles, data structures, and one or more programming languages.
- Familiarity with development tools such as compilers, debuggers, and version control systems such as Git.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Must meet the stated U.S. work-eligibility and space-technology export-control conditions.
Nice to have
- Coursework or personal projects involving embedded systems, RTOS, or ground software tooling; exposure to embedded Linux.
- Familiarity with network communications, Python scripting, Agile, CI/CD, Linux shell and debugging tools, or software verification and validation.
Tools
C++, embedded Linux, Python, C, Git, RTOS, CI/CD
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