Astra builds containerized launch systems and satellite propulsion, and its job posts point squarely at test infrastructure: Beckhoff TwinCAT, EtherCAT, Modbus and SCADA for test-stand control alongside dSPACE, Simulink and MIL-STD-1553 for hardware-in-the-loop work. Hiring is accelerating and overwhelmingly senior engineering, aimed at automating rocket testing and closing flight-software verification gaps before launch.
Astra is a privately held aerospace company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Alameda, California, with 51–200 employees. It develops mobile, containerized launch capability for responsive space access and produces flight-proven propulsion for satellites, including Hall-effect thrusters. Its work spans space and defense applications. Engineering design runs on SolidWorks, Creo, NX and ANSYS, while ground and launch software uses Python, C++, gRPC and cloud infrastructure on AWS with Kubernetes and Docker. Hiring is concentrated in the United States.
Astra uses Python, C++, LabVIEW, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker and gRPC, plus SolidWorks, Creo, NX, ANSYS, MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE and Beckhoff TwinCAT for design, simulation and test control.
Yes. Astra's hiring is accelerating and dominated by senior and staff engineering roles in the United States, focused on test-stand automation, telemetry, simulation and flight software verification.
Astra is automating rocket test stands, building a real-time telemetry platform and cloud-native launch operations infrastructure, and developing next-generation Hall-effect thrusters.
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