Senior Software Engineer, Mission Optimization
Core
Optimizing operations and productivity for the world's largest Earth observation satellite constellation by designing and implementing software solutions for scheduling, downlink latency, and collection capacity.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Operations Optimization)
Builds
Mission-critical software for satellite constellation scheduling and optimization
Domain
Space industry + Operations Research / Optimization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, constraint solvers, heuristics, combinatorial optimization, statistical analysis, DevOps tooling, Git, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, mentoring
Preferred skills
Satellite engineering, orbital mechanics, remote/autonomous systems operation, open-source contributions
Responsibilities
Design and maintain software that schedules and optimizes activities across satellite constellations; analyze operational data to surface inefficiencies; define concepts of operations for current and future missions; mentor earlier-career engineers; drive optimization initiatives from problem definition to production.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
