# Software Engineer I: Payload Engineer at Lodestar

- Company: Lodestar
- What the company does: Lodestar is building the first autonomous AI fighter-pilot for space, to power in-orbit bodyguard satellites and deliver orbital defence as a service to high-value assets. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://lodestar.space
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Angeles, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $99K to $133K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/lodestarspace/jobs/4987198101
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lodestar-software-engineer-i-payload-engineer/

## About the role

As a Payload Engineer I at Lodestar, you'll be joining the payload team as a primary delivery engineer on CORONA, a SpaceWERX Direct-to-Phase-II program to take an integrated autonomous sensing and effector payload from laboratory breadboard to qualified engineering model.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Physics, Optics or Photonics, Robotics, Computer Science, or demonstrated equivalent knowledge
- 0–2 years of professional experience. Early-career candidates, including recent graduates, are encouraged to apply
- Working proficiency in Python

Tags: Engineering