Astroscale Tech Stack
On-orbit servicing for satellite life extension, refueling, and debris removal
Astroscale operates a hardware-first business delivering spacecraft for rendezvous, proximity operations, and active servicing of satellites in orbit. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward aerospace CAD (Solidworks, CATIA), simulation (STK, FreeFlyer, ModelSim), and control systems (MATLAB, C++), with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) supporting ground operations—typical of a space-systems integrator scaling from mission-critical design into operational support. Hiring is engineering-dominant (65% of open roles) with notable leadership gaps filled recently (Software Director, Head of Finance), and velocity is decelerating, suggesting either completion of a hiring cycle or market caution.
Tech Stack 47 technologies
What Astroscale Is Building
◆Challenges
- It operations efficiency
- Securing contracts with prospective customers
- Export control compliance
- Cybersecurity for satellite systems
- Product quality risks in design
- Quality nonconformities in manufacturing
- Balancing quality cost schedule risk
- Complex engineering projects
- Mission concept studies
- Operational efficiencies in global accounting
▲Active Projects
- Gnc hardware/software architecture development
- Design and implementation of satellite ground system application realized by cloud services
- Ait process development
- Satellite assembly, integration, functional testing and environmental testing
- Satellite electrical system design
- Sso and provisioning implementation
- Rpo and docking maneuvers
- Mission conops
- Satellite aiv phase
- Launch campaign
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Head of Finance, Software Director
