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Dynamics and Controls Engineer
Los Angeles, USA · to $180,000/year
Flight Dynamics Engineer Los Angeles, California This is a spacecraft manufacturing company in Los Angeles. They build satellites and support them through launch and
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Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer Los Angeles, California | Full time, onsite | Relocation supported We are working with a spacecraft technology company in Los
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Founding Optical Engineer
San Francisco, USA
Founding Optical Engineer, Lead Optical Systems Phoenix, Arizona or Marin County, San Francisco Bay Area This is an optical communications startup founded by scientists,
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Optical Communications10 Nov 2026 · Source: NASA
Single-photon detectors: the skills behind the next optical frontier
NASA’s December seminar announcement highlights detector advances with applications in deep-space optical communication. We examine the specialist skills that could turn those advances into usable systems.
Read perspectiveFlight Software10 Nov 2026 · Source: NASA
SSPICY underlines why fault protection is a flight software priority
NASA’s account of SSPICY’s communications loss highlights the importance of onboard fault protection, recovery paths and system-level verification.
Read perspectiveGeospatial Data Engineering10 Nov 2026 · Source: NASA
Agricultural Earth observation needs production-ready geospatial engineering
NASA and USDA’s expanded collaboration connects Earth observation with practical agricultural decisions, bringing data integration and reliability into sharper commercial focus.
Read perspectiveGNC10 Nov 2026 · Source: NASA
Dragonfly’s simulated flight puts integrated autonomy to the test
A real-time Dragonfly simulation combined flight software, avionics and sensor inputs, showing why autonomy programmes need closely connected GNC and verification teams.
Read perspectiveGeospatial Data Engineering10 Nov 2026 · Source: NASA Earthdata
Faster atmospheric data raises the bar for geospatial pipelines
A NASA Earthdata release offers expedited atmospheric profiles with approximately one-day latency, illustrating the engineering trade-offs behind timely Earth-observation services.
Read perspectivePower Systems10 Nov 2026 · Source: NASA
SR-1’s power module highlights the interfaces behind space energy
NASA’s SR-1 update puts power conversion, thermal engineering and safety assurance at the centre of a planned deep-space nuclear electric propulsion demonstration.
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