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Senior Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer

225 S Aviation💼 Full-time💰 $169,067–$169,067🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and maintain high-reliability ground segment software for spacecraft operations, including telemetry ingestion, commanding, and mission control interfaces.

Role type

Senior IC spacecraft mission software engineer

Builds

Ground segment services, mission control UIs, simulation/test automation tools, and deployment frameworks for spacecraft operations

Domain

Aerospace / Spacecraft Mission Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, real-time data acquisition, low-latency messaging, time-series databases, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, Docker, Kubernetes, concurrency, networking, reliability engineering

Preferred skills

C++, Ansible, NiceGUI, closed-loop control, safety-critical software certification, ground systems standards, mission-grade UI design

Technologies

Python, C++, Ansible, NiceGUI, Docker, Kubernetes, time-series stores, relational stores

Responsibilities

Develop telemetry ingestion and commanding services; Build operator-grade UIs and dashboards; Create simulation and test automation tools; Design and productionize mission platform software; Implement robust deployment patterns across lab and mission environments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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