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Space Orbital Software Engineer, Emerging Talent

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $132,000–$132,000🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29

Core

Architect and deploy software solutions for on-orbit spacecraft operations and mission management, integrating with legacy and new space systems.

Role type

Emerging Talent Orbital Software Engineer

Builds

Modular capabilities for Space Domain Awareness, Space Control, and Command and Control

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Space Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++, Go, Rust, Python, algorithms, data structures, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks

Preferred skills

spacecraft software systems, satellite mission autonomy, deployment tooling (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm)

Technologies

Lattice OS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm

Responsibilities

Contribute to software solutions deployed to customers; Develop on-orbit software capabilities; Integrate with legacy systems; Write code to improve products and scale mission capability; Collaborate across teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality; Create and analyze metrics for debugging and monitoring; Triage issues and root cause failures; Partner with end-users to turn needs into features

Seniority

Emerging Talent (Entry Level)

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