This role combines software engineering with applied flight dynamics, building the systems that power satellite mission design, planning, and operations. You’ll work on scalable, cloud-native services enabling autonomous satellite operations across current and future missions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, building, and maintaining software for satellite operations
• Developing flight dynamics capabilities (e.g. orbit determination, manoeuvre planning)
• Owning features end-to-end: design build deploy operate
• Working with production systems, improving performance, reliability, and scalability
• Collaborating across engineering, mission analysis, and operations teams
• Contributing to system design and technical decisions within your area

What You’ll Bring

• Strong foundation in maths, physics, or a related field
• Capable of building software for complex engineering or scientific problems
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar
• Solid software engineering fundamentals (testing, system design, maintainability)
• Ability to work with production systems and modern architectures
• Understanding of orbital mechanics / flight dynamics concepts

For this role you can be based in any of our locations

To apply, you must have the legal right to work in your chosen location.

Please submit your application in English

Why Open Cosmos?

• Work at the cutting edge of space technology with customers around the globe.
• A mission-driven company making space accessible to help solve real-world challenges.
• A diverse, ambitious, and supportive team.