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title: 'Head of Software Engineering at E-Space'
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# Head of Software Engineering at E-Space

- **Company:** E-Space
- **Location:** Saratoga, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-04-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/espace/d738d193-799d-4b18-a1bf-e6ad9cabd96a

## Job description

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure, and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!

At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost.

We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence. As Director or VP of Software Engineering, you will own the full software engineering organization for our space vehicle programs — from architecture and embedded systems to communications software and mission-critical delivery.

This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a world-class engineering team at the forefront of commercial and government space. You will set technical vision, drive execution, and be a key voice in company strategy — partnering directly with the CEO, CTO, and program leadership to shape the next generation of space vehicles.

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on roots in embedded systems, Board Support Package (BSP) development, and communications software — combined with the leadership presence and organizational maturity to scale a high-performing engineering team.

What you will be doing:

Technical Leadership

- Define and drive the software engineering vision, architecture, and roadmap across all space vehicle programs
- Provide hands-on technical leadership in embedded systems, BSP development (bootloaders, device drivers, RTOS bring-up), and communications software
- Oversee software design and implementation for spacecraft comms subsystems including SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, CCSDS, and RF data link protocols
- Own the software architecture for Command & Data Handling (C&DH) systems and mission-critical flight software
- Champion software quality, reliability, and compliance with applicable standards (DO-178B/C, NASA-STD-8739.8, or equivalent)
- Drive hardware/software co-design and integration with electrical, systems, and mechanical engineering teams

People & Organizational Leadership

- Build, grow, and retain a high-performing software engineering organization across multiple disciplines and experience levels
- Hire, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior/staff engineers into future technical leaders
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
- Define career development frameworks, leveling guidelines, and performance standards for the software engineering team
- Partner cross-functionally with Program Management, Systems Engineering, and Operations to deliver on commitments

Strategy & Execution

- Own software program execution — schedules, milestones, risk identification, and mitigation across all active programs
- Represent software engineering in customer briefings, program reviews, and executive leadership meetings
- Contribute to business development and proposal efforts — defining software technical approaches and resource estimates for new pursuits
- Drive make/buy decisions, toolchain investments, and software development process improvements at scale
- Build and maintain technology partnerships with key vendors, tool suppliers, and industry partners

What you bring to this role:

- 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership (managing managers or leading organizations of 15+ engineers)
- Deep technical foundation in embedded systems and BSP development — bootloaders, device drivers, kernel bring-up, embedded Linux and/or RTOS (VxWorks, RTEMS, FreeRTOS)
- Proven experience leading software development for space, defense, or other safety-critical platforms
- Strong background in communications software — protocol stacks, data link layers, or spacecraft comms subsystems
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale engineering teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
- Track record of delivering complex, multi-million-dollar software programs on time and on budget
- Excellent executive communication skills — able to present to customers, boards, and government stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fiel

Extra bonus points for the following:

- Active U.S. Security Clearance (Secret or above)
- Experience with spacecraft C&DH (Command & Data Handling) and flight software development
- Knowledge of CCSDS protocols and space data system standards
- Familiarity with DO-178B/C software certification and safety-critical verification frameworks
- Experience supporting DoD, NASA, or other U.S. Government space programs
- Exposure to radiation-tolerant or radiation-hardened computing environments
- Experience leading software capture strategy for large government proposals ($50M+)
- Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant engineering or computer science discipline

Additional Requirements This is a fast-paced, high-impact environment - flexibility to occasionally work extended hours or weekends during critical periods is expected.

This is a full time, exempt position, based out of our Saratoga office.  The target base pay for this position is $100,000 - $185,000 annually.  The total compensation packaged will be determined by various factors such as your relevant job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in-orbit activities. If that’s your experience – then we’ll be immediately wow-ed.

E-Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.

## About E-Space

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: E-Space is building the world's most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network designed to connect billions of devices and deliver secure, real-time data and AI-driven insights anywhere on Earth.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; $50M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Arlington, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Greg Wyler (previously founded O3b Networks and OneWeb)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Telecommunications / Space technology (LEO satellite communications)
- **Target customers**: B2B, B2G — governments, defense agencies, critical infrastructure operators, logistics & asset tracking firms, digital agriculture, and enterprise IoT customers
- **Mission**: "Make data universally available, secure and actionable anywhere on the planet."

## Products & Services
- **E-Space LEO Platform**: A low Earth orbit satellite constellation (planned 100,000+ satellites) that securely connects billions of small, easy-to-install devices anywhere on Earth. Data can be routed to data centers or processed with edge AI (AIoT) for real-time insights and automation.
- **Constellations-as-a-Service**: Enables governments and enterprises to operate, control, and monitor their own satellite systems, allowing every nation to become "spacefaring."
- **Defense & Security Solutions**: A resilient satellite system designed for defense applications, leveraging space as "the ultimate high ground."
- **Critical Infrastructure & ESG Monitoring**: Rapid-deploy connectivity for monitoring critical infrastructure and Earth's sensitive resources, positioning E-Space as an "ESG partner to the planet."

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — USD $50M (Seed round, February 2022, led by Prime Movers Lab; additional venture round in November 2024). Annual Revenue — EUR 3.4M (estimated).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Prime Movers Lab (lead seed investor)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Completed Beta-1 and Beta-2 satellite launches (execution beyond theory)
  - Acquired CommAgility (December 2022) for USD $14.5M, bringing wireless/5G expertise in-house
  - 108 active job postings — job postings up +163.4% year-over-year
  - Workforce distributed across 7 countries (US, France, Germany, UK, India, Philippines, Mexico)
  - Talent drawn from SpaceX, Thales Alenia Space, Eutelsat OneWeb, Planet, Meta, and Rakuten

## Competitive Advantages
- **Sustainability-first design**: E-Space sets a new standard in sustainable space infrastructure, actively minimizing space debris and preserving access to space — a key differentiator versus legacy LEO systems.
- **Cost disruption**: Overhauled spacecraft, antenna, and terminal design, plus a new deployment approach, lowers total satellite system costs to "a fraction of competing LEO systems."
- **Founder pedigree**: Greg Wyler is a proven space industry pioneer (O3b Networks, OneWeb), giving the company deep credibility and network access.
- **Resiliency & security**: The system is designed to be the world's most resilient satellite network, with features tailored for defense and government customers.
- **Vertical integration**: In-house expertise across flight software, satellite platform engineering, wireless modem/DSP, and AI/ML — reinforced by the CommAgility acquisition.

## Strategic Focus
- **Constellation deployment**: Scaling from Beta satellites toward the planned multi-application LEO constellation.
- **Democratizing space**: Making space-based communications affordable and accessible to governments, businesses, and communities worldwide.
- **AI + IoT convergence**: Embedding AI across the network (edge and in-between) to deliver actionable insights beyond traditional IoT.
- **ESG leadership**: Leveraging space data to drive environmental, social, and governance decisions globally.
- **Government & defense expansion**: Actively pursuing sovereign space capabilities through Constellations-as-a-Service.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: E-Space describes its team as "curious, intentional and empowering" — "space pioneers" encouraged to turn science-fiction thinking into real ideas.
- **Work model**: Remote work supported; multiple office locations across the US (Arlington TX HQ, Saratoga CA, plus 3 more), France (Toulouse), UK, Germany, and India.
- **Engineering culture**: Deep technical organization — 33 of ~54 employees are in technical roles. Open roles span FPGA engineering, embedded software, DSP/5G PHY, spacecraft radiation effects, opto-mechanical engineering, and flight operations.
- **Compensation**: Competitive — e.g., Lead Embedded Systems Software Engineer role listed at $150K–$225K.
- **Growth trajectory**: Rapidly scaling (job postings up +163% YoY) with a mission-driven focus on sustainability and global connectivity — an opportunity to join early in a high-impact space venture.
- **Team pedigree**: Work alongside alumni from SpaceX, Thales Alenia Space, Planet, OneWeb, and Meta.

## Sources
1. [e-space.com — About](https://www.e-space.com/pages/about)
2. [e-space.com — Bridging Earth and Space](https://www.e-space.com/?57bcb281_page=9)
3. [linkedin.com — E-Space Group](https://linkedin.com/company/e-space-group)
4. [welcometothejungle.com — E-Space careers](https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/e-space)
5. [jobs.lever.co — E-Space Full Stack Developer posting](https://jobs.lever.co/espace/0ea0b907-71c5-4743-9ef8-2b3bf491c603)

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