Mission Engineer - Spacetime UK

Aalyria; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity participation

Private health insurance

Flexible and hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Aalyria is seeking a Mission Engineer to bridge complex communications physics and our software orchestration layer. This hybrid role combines Wireless Systems Engineering with the execution of a Software Integration Engineer.

You will ensure Spacetime’s system models are integrated, high‑performant, and operationally resilient in live customer environments. You will work with Product and Software Engineering to translate integration patterns into reusable features, design adapter layers

Qualifications

• Hybrid technical profile combining software engineering with physical‑layer communications.
• Hands‑on software development experience and ability to pass an entry‑level SWE coding assessment.
• Experience with wireless communication systems, including RF path loss, propagation, topology, and link budgets.
• Experience developing or working with system/network simulation and modeling tools.
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent with 3+ years professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high‑fidelity system models within Spacetime to orchestrate dynamic wireless networks.
• Design and implement production‑ready adapter layers (Python/Go) to connect Spacetime with customer hardware.
• Create data schemas (Protobuf, JSON, gRPC) to map complex external network topologies.
• Perform link budget analyses, wave propagation modeling, and coverage simulations.
• Act as tier‑3 escalation lead for live networks and diagnose complex integration issues.
• Collaborate with Product and Software Engineering to translate integration patterns into reusable product features.

Skills

Hybrid technical DNA

Coding proficiency

Wireless systems foundations

System modeling expertise

Professional experience

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Protobuf

JSON

gRPC

Python

Go

Job description

About Aalyria

Aalyria is a leading technology company that supplies laser communications technology and temporospatial software‑defined networking platforms to the aerospace industry. With technology acquired from Google, Aalyria is at the forefront of innovation in satellite and airborne mesh networks, as well as cislunar and deep‑space communications. We are revolutionizing the orchestration and management of planetary mesh networks using any radio or optical spectrum, any orbit, and any hardware across land, sea, air, and space.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Mission Engineer to serve as the technical bridge between complex communications physics and our software orchestration layer.

Inspired by the SRE paradigm, Mission Engineering at Aalyria is a deeply hybrid role. You will combine the expertise of a Wireless Systems Engineer with the execution of a Software Integration Engineer. You will be responsible for ensuring that Spacetime’s system models are technically integrated, highly performant, and operationally resilient within live customer environments.

Key Responsibilities

• System Modeling: Build and maintain high‑fidelity system models within Spacetime to orchestrate dynamic wireless communication networks.
• Software Integration: Design and write production‑ready "adapter layers" (primarily in Python or Go) to connect Spacetime with customer hardware.
• Data Modeling: Create and optimize data schemas (using Protobuf, JSON, gRPC) to map complex external network topologies.
• Link Analysis: Perform wireless communication system link budget analyses, wave propagation modeling, and coverage simulations.
• Operations & Triage: Act as the tier‑3 escalation lead for live networks, diagnosing and resolving complex system integration issues.
• Product Collaboration: Work closely with the core Product and Software Engineering teams to translate custom integration patterns into reusable product features.

Required Qualifications

• Hybrid Technical DNA: Strong software engineering fundamentals paired with a solid understanding of physical‑layer communications.
• Coding Proficiency: Hands‑on software development experience and comfort passing an entry‑level SWE coding assessment.
• Wireless Systems Foundations: Experience with wireless communication systems, including RF path loss, propagation, network topology, and link budgets.
• System Modeling Expertise: Practical experience developing or working with system/network simulation and modeling tools.
• Professional Experience: B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, typically backed by 3+ years of professional engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with software‑defined networking (SDN), BGP, or cloud infrastructure environments (GCP/AWS).
• Experience delivering high‑stakes technical integrations for defense, aerospace, or commercial telecommunications enterprise clients.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary benchmarked to UK aerospace and defence technology market rates
• Equity participation — share in Aalyria's growth at an early stage
• Comprehensive benefits including pension, private health insurance, and generous annual leave
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• The opportunity to work on genuinely novel technology with real‑world operational impact across national security, commercial satellite, and deep‑space programmes
• A collaborative, low‑hierarchy team environment with direct exposure to technical leadership and customers

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Aalyria Technologies is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic under UK law.

Aalyria Technologies operates in sectors subject to UK export control regulations. Candidates may be asked to confirm their eligibility to access export‑controlled technology as part of the hiring process.