Spacecraft Ground Systems Software Engineer
Core
Develop and maintain high-reliability telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding services for spacecraft operations.
Role type
Senior IC spacecraft ground systems software engineer
Builds
Mission-control UIs, dashboards, flight-software simulations, device emulators, test harnesses, and hardware-in-the-loop frameworks
Domain
Aerospace / Spacecraft Ground Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, concurrency, networking, performance, reliability, real-time data acquisition, low-latency messaging, time-series databases, relational databases, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, Docker, Kubernetes, release management, controlled networks
Preferred skills
C++, Ansible, NiceGUI, DAQ, closed-loop control, safety-critical requirements, certification artifacts, ground-systems standards, mission-network security, mission-grade UIs
Responsibilities
Develop telemetry ingestion and distribution services; Build operator-grade mission-control UIs and dashboards; Create flight-software simulations and hardware-in-the-loop frameworks; Design and productionize mission-platform tooling; Deploy software across mission networks with safe rollout strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
