Flight Software Engineering Intern
Capella Space, an IonQ company, builds trusted space systems that deliver secure Earth intelligence. As a Flight Software Engineering Intern, you will assist in writing software for the satellite fleet, collaborating with engineers to develop and maintain flight software.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain flight software for satellite systems
- Collaborate with EE, FPGA, and ground software engineers
- Write and maintain unit and integration tests
- Troubleshoot and resolve software issues
Skills
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a related field and available to work full time for 10 weeks outside of the university academic term
- In their penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship
- Experience developing embedded software, both hardware and software for low-level drivers
- Familiarity with embedded Linux, Linux kernel modules, and standard Linux tools
- Strong knowledge of programming compiled (C, C++) and scripted (Python, shell script, etc.) languages
- Good communication skills and strong team collaboration skills
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Capella Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable
Benefits
- An allowance will also be provided to support living costs throughout the program.
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