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• Contribute to the development of new satellite flight software for U.S. satellite platforms
• Develop and execute FSW verifications tests using both proprietary satellite digital twin software and a Hardware in the Loop (HIL) FlatSat.
• Support working groups, both internal and with customers and/or vendors

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that helps clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life, from advancing space exploration to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, they partner with leading companies in various industries and foster a culture where employees feel valued and supported.

• Be a member of cross-functional hardware, software, and system design teams responsible for the realization of complex computing and communications systems.
• Contribute to CONOPS, requirements definition, system modeling, performance analysis, design, integration, test, and verification of these systems.
• Occasional travel in support of field test events.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, they partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas.

• Architect an advanced D2D communications mission, including constellation geometry, coverage strategies, link budgets, and overall system performance allocations.
• Define and maintain mission‑level requirements, CONOPS, and interfaces across space, ground, and user segments for a dual‑use (commercial and government) communications system.
• Lead constellation‑level trade studies (orbit design, platform selection, launch strategy, inter‑sat links, spectrum use) to optimize capacity, resiliency, and cost.

Skylo is redefining how the world stays connected by extending reliable connectivity to people, vehicles, and devices wherever they operate. Skylo is a global Non-Terrestrial Network service provider based in Mountain View, CA, offering a service that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over existing satellites.

• Build out tests and observability tooling (logs, metrics, alerts).
• Develop and integrate system/integration tests into the automated testing pipeline.
• Develop new data plotting and file writing utilities for data output.

LeoLabs is building a living map of activity in space through its global radar network and AI platform, collecting millions of measurements daily on over 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit. They are a trusted partner for space domain awareness, traffic management, and satellite operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

• Define and own the RF payload architecture for direct-to-device services on LEO spacecraft.
• Lead the design, analysis, and optimization of phased-array antennas for LEO missions.
• Own end-to-end RF and communications link design for LEO space-to-ground cellular connectivity.

Skylo is redefining how the world stays connected by extending reliable connectivity to people, vehicles, and devices wherever they operate. Skylo is a global connectivity company serving customers and partners worldwide, enabling satellite-based connectivity for everyday devices.

• Deploy large-scale closed-loop simulations to cloud computing resources
• Build and manage the infrastructure that enables Model-Based Design for flight software and simulation models
• Develop internal capability to quickly and effectively analyze data from multiple flights

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California, building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. They are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

• Drive the overall spacecraft GNC architecture.
• Execute detailed trade studies to implement the spacecraft’s guidance, attitude control, and attitude and orbit estimation systems.
• Support launch and on-orbit operations of the first full demonstration of the K2 spacecraft.

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. They are backed by $450M from leading investors and have an additional $500M in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers.

• Serves as a recognized authority in the planning, governance, and strategic direction of large-scale IT programs.
• Provides senior advisory support to leadership and program management teams, drawing on deep expertise in IT program lifecycle management.
• Leads resolution of the most complex program management challenges arising across the concurrent portfolio of approximately 40 engineering projects.

DMI is a leading provider of digital services and technology solutions, headquartered in Tysons Corner, VA. With a focus on end-to-end managed IT services, including managed mobility, cloud, cybersecurity, network operations, and application development, DMI supports public sector agencies and commercial enterprises around the globe.

• Own strategic cross-cutting initiatives to deliver software solutions for new Go1 products
• Create and manage plans to deliver these initiatives
• Connect stakeholders, business and tech teams through a shared understanding of the initiative, its roadmap and how it helps customers

Go1 is on a mission to help organizations deliver learning and development. From a small startup to now a global brand, they've grown by solving hard problems, embracing ambiguity, and never standing still.

• Define the end-to-end architecture for networked EW systems.
• Lead the design of distributed EW capabilities across MANET networks.
• Oversee the decomposition of mission-level requirements into robust Interface Control Documents (ICDs).

Silvus Technologies is a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, reshaping mesh network technology for mission-critical applications. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc. and appear to have a talented group of people doing challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”.