CareerPlan

Software Engineer - Ground & Mission Systems

USAFull-time$105k–$145k2026-11-09
No visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Develop ground-segment tools, dashboards, and data pipelines to support hardware bring-up, telemetry processing, and command planning for space-to-space power-beaming spacecraft.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (ground & mission systems)

Builds

Ground-segment tools, dashboards, test infrastructure, APIs, services, and data pipelines for spacecraft operations

Domain

Aerospace / Space systems / Energy grid

Required skills

Python, C++, Go, time-series databases, REST/gRPC APIs, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ), Git, telemetry/command data formats (CCSDS, XTCE)

Preferred skills

mission operations, ground segments, hardware test benches, cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, test automation, Gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand, authentication systems (RADIUS, LDAP)

Technologies

Python, C++, Go, Docker, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, CCSDS, XTCE, gRPC, REST, Git, CI/CD, Ethernet, InfiniBand, LDAP, RADIUS

Responsibilities

Build and maintain ground-segment tools, dashboards, and test infrastructure; Develop APIs, services, and data pipelines connecting ground systems and test benches; Develop telemetry ingestion, processing, and visualization tools; Support command-planning and validation tools; Support integration and test campaigns with automated tools; Participate in software design and architecture reviews; Build and maintain unit and integration tests for CI/CD

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC