Mission Engineer: Space Communications Orchestration

Aalyria Technologies, Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 111,739 - 137,812; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary and benefits

Growth opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Aalyria Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Mission Engineer in the United Kingdom to bridge communications physics with software orchestration. The role combines aspects of a Wireless Systems Engineer and a Software Integration Engineer.

You will handle system models, lead software integration tasks, and ensure performance within live networks. Ideal candidates possess a B.S. in relevant fields with 3+ years of experience, alongside a passion for aerospace communications.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals paired with a solid understanding of physical-layer communications.
• Hands-on software development experience and comfort passing an entry-level SWE coding assessment.
• Experience with wireless communication systems, including RF propagation and link budgets.
• Practical experience developing or working with system/network simulation and modeling tools.
• Typically backed by 3+ years of professional engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-fidelity system models within Spacetime.
• Design and write production-ready 'adapter layers' to connect Spacetime with customer hardware.
• Create and optimize data schemas to map complex external network topologies.
• Perform wireless communication system link budget analyses.
• Act as the tier‑3 escalation lead for live networks.
• Work closely with core Product and Software Engineering teams.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Hands-on software development experience

Understanding of physical-layer communications

Experience with wireless communication systems

System/network simulation tools

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

Go

Protobuf

JSON

gRPC

Job description

Aalyria Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Mission Engineer in the United Kingdom to bridge communications physics with software orchestration. The role combines aspects of a Wireless Systems Engineer and a Software Integration Engineer.

You will handle system models, lead software integration tasks, and ensure performance within live networks. Ideal candidates possess a B.S. in relevant fields with 3+ years of experience, alongside a passion for aerospace communications.