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Skyband Systems has built the M100, a certified avionics system to overcome this threat to safety and operational reliability. The M100 fuses satellite signals from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with inertial sensing to give pilots a trusted position source that doesn't depend on GPS.\nWe're a VC-backed, fast-paced team based in Kirkland, WA, made up of engineers who built and scaled Starlink Aviation at SpaceX. We design, build, test, and fly our own hardware in our own aircraft. Everyone on the team has significant ownership over product areas or problem spaces.\nThe Role\nYou'll be hands-on with the software team as the M100 goes from first production units through qualification, certification, and aircraft installation. You'll work directly with senior engineers who will give you real ownership and expect real results. By the end of your internship, you should expect that software you worked on will be test flown and used on commercial aircraft.\nWhat You'll Do\nWrite, test, and ship production software for the M100 and the systems used to develop, test, and operate it\n\nDevelop embedded and real-time software for sensor processing, system health, navigation, and aircraft interfaces\n\nBuild simulators, replay tools, and data-analysis software that turn lab and flight data into engineering decisions\n\nExpand automated unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop testing, including fault injection and control of real hardware\n\nDebug problems across software, Linux, networks, electronics, test equipment, and aircraft installations\n\nImprove build, CI, release, and observability tooling so software changes are repeatable and traceable\n\nSupport system qualification and flight test, and document designs and results to the standard certification requires\n\nBasic Qualifications\nCurrently enrolled in 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