Fully remote from Italy. Candidates must reside or be willing to relocate to Italy for tax and legal compliance purposes. Type: Full-time
Experience: 3+ years
December 2026, preferably earlier.
Ecosmic is on a mission to reduce threat exposure in space by building software for Space Domain Awareness.
We are a high-tech, data-driven space startup, bringing together an international team of engineers and computer scientists. We move fast, think deeply, and care about building things that matter.
We're looking for a Research Engineer with at least 3 years of experience and a background in Mathematical Engineering (or a closely related field) to join our team. The role focuses on the development, validation, and optimisation of mathematically complex algorithms, ensuring numerical correctness and high-performance implementation across our software stack.
The role combines software and algorithms development, giving you the opportunity to work across R&D; and software infrastructure.
You will develop, review, and optimise mathematically complex algorithms that power our space awareness platform, ensuring both numerical correctness and production-grade performance. You will work closely with space engineers to improve computational efficiency, and software engineers to streamline data processing pipelines, and provide expert technical review of algorithmic implementations.
Implementing complex mathematical models and algorithms (e.g. interpolators, covariance generation, Kalman filter)
Reviewing the numerical implementations by space engineers across multiple projects and algorithms
Data structuring (e.g. pre-building datasets) and working on data quality and preprocessing




Master's degree in Mathematics, Mathematical Engineering, Computer Science with a strong mathematical background, or closely related field
Proven software experience in shipping code to production (1-2 years minimum)
Python proficiency
Experience with algorithm optimisation
Excellent written and spoken English
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international startup environment
Data engineering exposure
Experience in working with time-series and/or sensor data
Backend development experience
C++ and/or Rust familiarity
Experience with distributed systems or latency optimisation
Familiarity with Spaceflight Dynamics and Space Tracking data
Flexibility and trust : you’ll always have the freedom to decide where today’s office is. An incredible opportunity for growth. We ensure you have the tools to grow by putting aside company time and a specific budget for growth.
~ Whilst we seek motivated and talented people to reach our goals together, we will always prioritise our people’s health and well-being.
~ Competitive pay : the estimated salary range for this position is €36,000 - 48,000 per year. The total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, and skills.



As you increase your impact at Ecosmic, compensation can grow rapidly. On top of the salary, we also include €1,000/year (net) in flexible benefits, provided via a dedicated benefits card.
~ A Great DevEx: we set aside time and resources to improve the developer experience, such as buying tools that help you work better, and periodically investing time in increasing developers' effectiveness.
~ All the benefits :
~ Remote work: you can work from anywhere in Italy, with the option to work from our office in a historic building in the city centre of Turin.
~ Flexible working hours: core hours are 10 am–12 pm and 2 pm–4 pm. Outside of these hours, you can manage your schedule flexibly.
~ Unlimited paid days off: mandatory paid leave (22 days/year) accrues over time as defined by the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL). On top of that, you can take unlimited additional days off.
~ In our selection process, talent takes precedence over experience. So if you like the role and think you could be awesome at it, go ahead and apply even if you don’t comply with the requirements.
This job posting is open to candidates of all genders, in accordance with Legislative Decree 198/2006 and subsequent amendments, as well as to individuals of all ages, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ethnic backgrounds, in compliance with the principles of non-discrimination and equal opportunity.
Employment will be governed by the Italian National Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Metalworking Industry (CCNL Metalmeccanica Industria).
All applications shall be in English.

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