Transforming Satellite Navigation: Our Portfolio Company Xona Space Systems is Hiring
Based in San Mateo, California, Xona Space Systems is one of the newest members of the Toyota Ventures portfolio. Xona’s Pulsar™ precision LEO PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) service uses a constellation of small satellites that orbit the earth 25x closer than traditional satellites, and it is designed to provide unprecedented precision, security, and interference mitigation to modern devices and applications. Xona’s technology unlocks widespread scalability of applications like all-weather autonomy that were off-limits to the previous generation of satellite navigation, GPS. Xona’s technology promises the key capabilities that autonomous systems would require.
Founded by an experienced team with impressive backgrounds in aerospace, mechanical engineering, and GPS technology, Xona is planning to launch its first orbital mission in 2022 to demonstrate the system. If you’re interested in venturing into space with the Xona team, check out these exciting opportunities available on the Toyota Ventures jobs board: Staff DSP/Comms Engineer and Software Engineer, Testing.
Staff DSP/Comms Engineer (San Mateo, California)
In this role, you will collaborate with Xona’s navigation, software, and RF engineers in support of the development of next-generation LEO GNSS signals. You will interface with other functional area experts to optimize these signals, and service and lead end-user performance analyses with Xona LEO-based signals.
The ideal candidate has experience with real-world receiver testing in a variety of challenging environments, as well as an understanding of the fundamentals of GNSS space and user segments. Direct experience in GNSS hardware design in precision applications, low-cost applications, or critical applications is required. You should also have experience with theoretical analysis of GNSS performance in various environments using MATLAB, C, C++, or Python. The ability to design tracking loops and algorithms for GNSS signals is a plus.
Software Engineer, Testing (San Mateo, California)
The software engineer for testing will interface with cross-functional teams to ensure payloads and software systems are fully tested and ready for deployment in space. You will create comprehensive, well-structured modular test designs, test plans, and test cases from system requirements and concept of operations use cases. You will identify system interactions that must be considered for testing and design, and build automated tests in a Linux environment. You will work closely with the development team to support system integration, debugging, and hardware in-the-loop testing with flight software.
This role requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a relevant field, as well as experience building and executing test plans to validate software for production release. Other requirements include proficiency with Linux and Modern C++, as well as familiarity with functional testing, system-level testing, and opposition testing. Xona is also looking for someone with a track record of success in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering team environment.
Learn more about a career at Xona Space Systems and explore other job opportunities on the Toyota Ventures jobs board. A number of our portfolio companies are also recruiting right now, so be sure to sign up for the Toyota Ventures Talent Network.
