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AI Space Systems Software Engineer

Oligo · Hawthorne · On-site

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About Oligo

Oligo Security is a runtime security platform that helps organizations detect, investigate, and block AI threats across cloud, code, and AI agents in real time. Backed by Lightspeed.

About the role

Oligo builds vertically integrated infrastructure for automated spacecraft design and manufacturing. Our AI software stack, Zenith , turns raw mission requirements into flight-ready spacecraft using a pipeline of agentic AI systems , embedded simulation , and hardware-in-the-loop validation .

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s/Masters degree (or final semester) in Computer Science, ML/AI, Engineering, or a related technical field (or willing to leave existing program)
  • Experience in ML/AI through research, personal projects, or internships (not just coursework)
  • 2+ years of experience building advanced ML systems (deep learning, RL, planning, or LLM agent frameworks)
  • Strong proficiency in Python , including PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow, and modern tooling (e.g., LangChain, Ray, FastAPI, DVC, Docker)
  • Vision-language models (e.g., transformers, CLIP, Flamingo-like systems)
  • Reinforcement learning for constrained optimization or control
More about this role

Oligo is building a manufacturing-in-the-loop foundation model to automate spacecraft design and production worldwide. Our approach allows customers to focus entirely on their own technology and mission objectives, while we handle everything, from design and manufacturing to launch and operations. Leveraging cutting edge AI-driven generative design and automated manufacturing , our ex-MIT, Harvard, and NASA JPL team work to create the most advanced payload-specific spacecraft at scale in weeks over months.

With world‑class advisors on our board, and fresh funding from top investors like Lux Capital , we’re always on the lookout for exceptional builders, fast learners, and ambitious engineers. Whether your passion lies in spacecraft systems, avionics, ML/AI, or advanced manufacturing, you’ll be collaborating across disciplines on real missions that fly, perform in orbit, and scale internationally.

We pair world-class AI/ML talent with top-tier satellite engineers under one roof to reimagine how space systems are built, starting from first principles. No bureaucracy. No legacy thinking.

If you think you’re a fit, we are extremely excited to meet you.

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