Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Power the future of Space at Star Catcher

Star Catcher is building the first energy grid in space to power the orbital economy.

Today's spacecraft must generate all of their own power, which caps what they can do and how long they can operate. But what if they could "plug" into a grid, the way buildings do on Earth? Instead of cables and outlets, Star Catcher is building the technology to wirelessly beam energy to spacecraft's existing solar panels when and where they need it.

Be an early member of a team building an entirely new energy infrastructure at scale to power the next frontier.

Star Catcher Industries, Inc. , located in Jacksonville, Florida , has an opportunity for a Software Engineer to support the development of space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid. 

Key Responsibilities

• Use existing DevOps tools, repositories, development processes, and collaboration workflows in daily activities.
• Apply software engineering principles to help plan, estimate, and decompose assigned work.
• Support development of software using C++ and object-oriented design principles in an embedded Linux environment.
• Support development and testing of embedded, flight, or ground software.
• Ensure implemented software integrates properly with the larger system baseline, including interfaces and network communications.
• Communicate status, accomplishments, and impediments clearly in team stand-ups or check-ins.
• Develop test plans and test procedures for peer review, and support test plan execution and documentation.

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of software development principles, data structures, and one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++).
• Familiarity with modern software development tools, including compilers, debuggers, and version control systems such as Git.
• Willingness to learn embedded systems, ground systems, or space-specific software practices on the job.
• Creative problem-solving skills and eagerness to grow across the software stack.

Desired Skills

• Coursework or personal projects involving embedded systems, RTOS, or ground software tooling.
• Exposure to embedded Linux development.
• Familiarity with network communications and software interface development.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python for test, automation, or tooling.
• Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Linux shell commands and debugging tools.
• Familiarity with requirements analysis, software verification, and validation.
• Interest in aerospace or spaceflight systems.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work across disciplines.

Help us deploy and scale space infrastructure that will drive our utilization of space forward! We offer a highly competitive benefits package including access to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, and paid parental leave, in addition to other benefits.

Star Catcher is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Star Catcher is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Star Catcher are contingent upon results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.