Senior Mission Software Engineer
Core
Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding for spacecraft missions.
Role type
Senior IC mission software engineer (safety-critical systems)
Builds
Mission-control UIs, dashboards, flight-software simulations, device emulators, and production mission-platform tooling
Domain
Aerospace / Spaceflight / Safety-critical software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, concurrency, networking, performance optimization, reliability engineering, real-time data acquisition, low-latency messaging, time-series data stores, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, observability (logging, metrics, tracing), Docker, Kubernetes, release management, air-gapped network operations
Preferred skills
C++, Ansible, NiceGUI, DAQ systems, closed-loop control, flight-software testing and simulation, safety-critical certification artifacts, ground-system standards, mission-network security, mission-grade UI design
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding; Build operator-grade mission-control UIs and dashboards; Create flight-software simulations, device emulators, and automated test harnesses; Design and productionize mission-platform tooling including CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code; Develop deployment patterns for lab benches, test stands, and air-gapped environments; Work hands-on with flight software, avionics, RF/ground systems, and mission operations
