Mid Astro Software Engineer
Core
Develop and implement secure, end-to-end cluster and application lifecycles in cloud environments for U.S. Space Force satellite communication and space domain awareness systems.
Role type
Mid-level backend software engineer (astrodynamics & DevSecOps)
Builds
Cloud-native applications, containerized clusters, and automated CI/CD pipelines for defense technology
Domain
National Security / Space Operations / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Astrodynamics propagation methods, celestial/terrestrial frame transformations, Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, AWS, numerical methods (root finding, interpolation), statistical analysis of large datasets, scripting (Matlab, Python, Bash)
Preferred skills
Astrodynamics libraries (Orekit, Astropy, STK), IERS conventions, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes-native deployment patterns, Service-Mesh (Istio)
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab, Ansible, Maven, Gradle, AWS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL, Matlab, Python, Bash
Responsibilities
Design and maintain applications using Java and modern engineering practices; oversee development of astrodynamics algorithm solutions; implement DevSecOps best practices and automated deployment processes; manage log analytics for system monitoring; collaborate on modernizing legacy systems (Fortran, C++)
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
