Mission Control Software Engineer for Spacecraft Ops

PAVE Space SA.; Villeneuve (VD); Remote; CHF 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PAVE Space SA. is building mission control software to command hardware, monitor telemetry, and analyze data for spacecraft tests and operations. You will own the full stack, from frontend interfaces to backend data flows, working closely with avionics and GNC teams.

You will implement communication interfaces, support hardware-in-the-loop verification, and evolve tools toward orbit operations. Fluency in English and a hands-on, end-to-end delivery mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping and maintaining full-stack software used by real users.
• Ability to translate complex system behaviour into clear interfaces and visualisations.
• Proficiency in frontend and backend integration, APIs, databases, and live data streams.

Responsibilities

• Own the mission control software across frontend and backend.
• Implement command encoding and telemetry decoding in collaboration with avionics engineers.
• Develop telemetry storage, dashboards, historical analysis, and replay capabilities.
• Support flatsat integration, hardware-in-the-loop verification, and GNC testing.
• Evolve platform towards mission operations, including scheduling and ground-station interfaces.

Skills

Frontend development

Backend development

Automation & testing

AI tool usage

English communication

System architecture ownership

Tools

Grafana

Time-series databases

3D visualization

Job description

PAVE Space SA. is building mission control software to command hardware, monitor telemetry, and analyze data for spacecraft tests and operations. You will own the full stack, from frontend interfaces to backend data flows, working closely with avionics and GNC teams.

You will implement communication interfaces, support hardware-in-the-loop verification, and evolve tools toward orbit operations. Fluency in English and a hands-on, end-to-end delivery mindset are essential.