# Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Space Systems

Build the Systems That Power Spacecraft Xplore is a highly differentiated, venture-backed commercial space company. We design, build, and operate satellites and sensors that collect high-fidelity Earth observation data, enabling insights that support social, economic, environmental, and security outcomes across the globe. Every image we collect contains trillions of spectral data points-revealing the physical and chemical state of Earth in ways conventional imaging cannot see. Our multi-sensor satellites combine remote sensing data, edge computing, and high-throughput communications to generate spatial insights for customers worldwide. We are building the operational backbone of a scalable space infrastructure company. In this role, you will design and own the embedded hardware and firmware that power Xplore’s spacecraft and payload systems-from early architecture and board bring-up through flight and constellation scale. The Mission We are hiring a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Space Systems to lead the design and development of the embedded hardware and firmware that power Xplore’s spacecraft and payload systems. You will lead the design and development of flight-critical em

- **Id**: 844565
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/xplore-senior-embedded-systems-engineer-space-systems>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bellevue, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-03-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T19:51:22Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 243
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10663
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Earth Observation, Space Services

## Company

- **Id**: 11126
- **Name**: Xplore
- **Domain**: xplore.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/xplore>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 130000
- **Max**: 160000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 160000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **KiCad** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **Xilinx Vivado** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **PetaLinux** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 243

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-12T23:41:43Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.271
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 243
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:6, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 160000
- **Is top pay**: no

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