5 days ago

Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

$191,000-$253,000 / year

full-timeseniorDefense Technology

Tech Stack

Description

You will own the architecture and deployment of software solutions that support customer missions for space operations and mission management. You will develop modular capabilities to support DoD and IC customers across the space domain, integrating with legacy systems and new space systems to deliver reliable capabilities on operationally-relevant timelines.

Requirements

  • Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements
  • Capable of solving complex technical problems with little oversight
  • Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material
  • Ideally 8+ years working with a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Rust, Go, JavaScript, etc.
  • Experience with Space C2 software systems and spacecraft operations
  • A desire to work on critical software that has a real-world impact
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers
  • Own the development of Space C2 and Mission Management capabilities to enable delivery of end-to-end mission systems
  • Integrate with legacy systems to unlock 21st-century capabilities
  • Write code to improve products and scale the mission capability to different users more customers
  • Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality
  • Create and analyze metrics that are leveraged for debugging and monitoring
  • Triage issues, root cause failures, and coordinate next-steps
  • Partner with end-users to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints
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