Bright Ascension’s engineering services provide specialist expertise to support the development, integration, customisation, and deployment of space software systems. Our experienced engineering team works alongside customer teams to help turn mission requirements into reliable, operational software solutions.

Our services span the spacecraft, payload, and ground segments, with expertise across flight software, payload software, ground software, mission control systems, and system integration. We can support customers from initial architecture and development through to integration, verification, deployment, and mission operations.

Our engineering services are delivered alongside HELIX products, providing the flexibility to address specific technical challenges, augment existing engineering teams, or support complete software delivery.

List specifications

• Flight software development – Develop and customise spacecraft flight software for mission-specific requirements
• Payload software – Develop and integrate software for onboard payload processing and applications
• Ground software – Design, develop, and integrate mission ground software
• Mission control systems – Implement and customise mission operations capabilities
• System integration – Connect flight, payload, ground, and third-party systems into an integrated solution
• Software customisation – Extend and adapt HELIX products to meet specific mission requirements
• Architecture and design – Provide specialist software architecture and engineering expertise
• Verification and validation – Support software testing, verification, and validation activities
• Legacy system integration – Support integration with existing infrastructure and operational systems
• Migration and modernisation – Help organisations transition from legacy approaches to modern, modular software architectures
• Training and knowledge transfer – Equip customer teams with the knowledge required to operate and extend their software systems
• End-to-end support – Support customers from initial concept and development through to deployment and mission operations