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Staff Engineer, Flight Software at BlackSky - ApplyBlast

Staff Engineer, Flight Software

BlackSky

6 days ago

3.8 on Glassdoor

Tukwila, Washington, United States

Hybrid

Full Time

Senior

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About this role

BlackSky is seeking a Staff Engineer, Flight Software to join the Satellite Embedded Software Group as a hands-on individual contributor. This role focuses on the design, development, and technical leadership of software for satellite imaging payload and ADCS subsystems. The position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical software features and ensuring compliance with requirements through rigorous testing and documentation.

Responsibilities

Design and develop flight software for satellite imaging payload and ADCS subsystems
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical software features and bugfixes
Provide technical leadership and mentorship for embedded software development

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

About BlackSky

blacksky.com

Headquarters

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Company Size

201-500 employees

Founded

2013

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BlackSky is a geospatial intelligence company that delivers space-based imagery and real-time analytics to help government and commercial customers monitor events and changes on Earth. Combining a constellation of agile small satellites with AI-driven analytics and a cloud platform, BlackSky provides high-revisit imagery, change detection, and near-real-time alerts for situational awareness and decision support. Their platform and APIs enable rapid tasking, automated monitoring, and integrated geospatial insights for defense, national security, emergency response, and commercial operations. BlackSky’s approach emphasizes speed, operational relevance, and continuous monitoring—summed up by their tagline, “space-based intelligence at the speed of conflict.”