Senior Orbital Software Engineer, Space

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
• Own the development of on-orbit software 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 and 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.

Job 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 Python, C++, Rust, or Go
• Experience with spacecraft software systems and spacecraft operations.
• Experience with satellite mission autonomy to include fault isolation and recovery systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.