Space Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

As a Space Infrastructure Engineer, you'll develop and maintain the software systems that autonomously operate our satellites, and help scale that infrastructure as our fleet grows. You'll work across the full stack — from ground-segment automation to the interfaces that connect it to space-segment operations — and rotate into Flight Director and Satellite Controller duties, including commissioning support and on-call rotation. You'll also be a direct point of contact for customers during mission deployment and execution.

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain the software systems that autonomously operate our satellites, improving the reliability and scalability of our space infrastructure

Build tools, systems, and software libraries that let other teams integrate with and operate on our satellite platform

Scale our satellite operations software to support a growing, increasingly heterogeneous fleet

Configure and automate operations tooling for each program — procedures, dashboards, sub-schedules, resolvers, and auto-pilot plans

Support test campaigns, from functional testing through Day-in-the-Life (DITL) validation, prior to and during launch

Partner with product teams to drive continuous improvements from operational and integration feedback

Serve as a rotating Flight Director and Satellite Controller, overseeing incident response and the health and safety of the fleet

Interface directly with customers for mission deployment and execution once satellites are launched

What You'll Bring

Proven experience developing software, with strong automation skills

Ability to work across the full software and hardware stack — ground-based automation, space-based automation, and the interfaces between them

Proficiency in Python and Git

Demonstrated scripting experience, ideally in Python, for automation and mission performance

A strong background in satellite operations and complex systems management

Willingness and enthusiasm to train as a satellite controller and Flight Director, including commissioning support and on-call rotation

A pragmatic mindset that balances long-term reliability with short- and medium-term fixes

Strong ownership and autonomy, with a track record of delivering results

Openness to learning and tackling unfamiliar challenges in a fast-paced, constrained environment

Nice to Have

Experience with Airbus satellite platforms (e.g., the Arrow-150 bus) in avionics, ADCS, or propulsion

Experience with low-Earth-orbit satellite operations

Experience with satellite constellation management

Experience managing or interfacing directly with customers

Experience with satellite testing, AIT, or verification & validation of complex systems

Arabic language skills, or willingness to learn

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.