About this role
Jr. Software AIT Engineering
About the company
Satellogic is a vertically integrated Earth Observation company that designs, manufactures, and operates satellite systems, delivering decision-grade insights at scale to government and commercial customers.
We build space systems end-to-end, from satellite design and manufacturing to launch and on-orbit operations, giving us the ability to deploy quickly, operate reliably, and support persistent monitoring across regions and priority areas. Our approach moves customers beyond one-off imagery toward continuous awareness and alert-driven decision-making, with flexible pathways that can evolve from managed monitoring to full satellite ownership and sovereign control.
Our technology supports a wide range of use cases across climate monitoring, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, defense and intelligence, helping organizations detect change, manage risk, and plan with confidence.
With a team distributed across five countries, Satellogic brings together expertise in satellite engineering, software development, data science, manufacturing, operations, and go-to-market. We’re a group of purpose-driven builders who value ownership, curiosity, and execution—and who work with humility, honesty, and empathy.
About the team
The Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) team serves as the vital bridge between R&D and our Manufacturing Team. We guarantee that the satellites we design can be produced using repeatable, scalable processes. We are the nexus between design and manufacturing, working under tight deadlines to ensure rapid production feasibility.
About the job
As a Jr. software AIT engineer you will be responsible to provide the software tools needed to support the production. Your mission will be to develop and implement acceptance software tools needed to test our satellites during the production phase. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team where you will be closely working with electronic, mechanical, flight software, manufacturing and AIT engineers.
Responsibilities:
• Analyze functional requirements
• Understand test cases and develop test tools for our satellite prototypes
• Implement test tools that can be applied in a manufacturing environment
• Receive feedback from the production team to improve software tools
• Collaborate to develop and implement frameworks of test tools
• Oversee the quality and reliability of our solutions
About you
Required experience:
• Engineering degree in software/electronics
• Proficient in Python
• Experience or strong interest in working with electronics in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with highly integrated systems and interdisciplinary teams (e.g. electronics, software, optics, mechanics, etc.)
• Hands on RTOS and/or Linux
• Experience with real-time constraints and hardware interfaces (e.g. SPI, UART, I2C, USB, ETH and MQTT, Ethernet)
Desirable experience/skills:
• Proficient in C
• Familiarity with Docker or containers technology.
• Familiarity with source code manager tools (gitlab or similar).
• Capacity to learn continuously and passion for pushing the limits.
• Advanced English proficiency levels.
What we value:
• Proactivity, flexibility, agility and versatility. Be comfortable with an ever-changing and fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Communication: excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Initiative: identify improvement opportunities, provide feedback, design solutions.
• Eager to learn: about your field and related ones.
Location: MAITE Plant, Zonamerica, Montevideo, Uruguay
Modality: On-site
Diversity Commitment
Satellogic values diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. We are convinced that hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline will drive innovation, generate new solutions, and deliver a superior product to our global customer base. We work to build an equitable and inclusive environment in which all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, or background, can come together to do their best work.
Please feel free to specify your pronouns following your name on the application.
Learn more about Satellogic
To learn more about us please visit satellogic.com and follow us on twitter (@Satellogic) and LinkedIn
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