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Senior Robotics Software Engineer
Voyager Technologies, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Voyager Technologies builds propulsion, communications, and space infrastructure systems for defense, national security, and space customers, including the Bishop Airlock and Starlab commercial station.
Voyager Technologies, Inc. develops mission-critical systems across defense, national security, and space domains. The company's technical work spans propulsion, communications, and space infrastructure, with deployed products including controllable solid propulsion systems for space applications, satellite communications systems, the Bishop Airlock for the International Space Station, and the Starlab commercial space station. Founded in 2019, Voyager has grown through twelve acquisitions and serves over 500 customers across more than 35 nations.
The company's operational track record includes more than 1,240 missions flown to the ISS, reflecting field-proven hardware and systems integration in orbital environments. Engineering work at Voyager involves designing propulsion systems with controllable thrust profiles, building communications architectures for satellite platforms, and developing pressurized modules and airlock systems that interface with existing space station infrastructure. The Starlab program represents an effort to build a commercially operated orbital habitat, requiring integration of life support, structural, and communications subsystems.
For robotics engineers, the intersection of propulsion control systems, autonomous satellite operations, and space infrastructure development presents work at the boundary of embedded systems, real-time control, and space-qualified hardware. The company's defense and national security verticals suggest additional work in constrained, high-reliability environments where system failure modes carry significant consequences.