Senior Ground Segment Architect & Roadmap Lead

United States Digital Space LLC; Delft; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Delft, Netherlands is seeking a Senior Ground Segment Engineer to own the ground segment roadmap, drive architecture decisions, and steer the development of mission-critical software for satellite control from Delft.

You will design and implement extensions with the team, coach engineers, and ensure value delivery to users while communicating in English and maintaining a long-term technical roadmap aligned with company goals.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Engineering, Computer Science or comparable
• 6+ years of experience designing and developing software systems
• Expert in Python and/or C++
• Proven experience leading software projects in full lifecycle
• Experience with (operational) ground segment software
• Experience with distributed software architectures (service-based, micro-services)
• Experience with DevOps (Gitlab CI/CD, deployment strategies)
• Pro-active, clear, and open communication in English
• Comfortable working independently and in a small team
• Eligibility for NL security clearance

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the ground segment technical roadmap, align it with company goals and ensure its feasibility and success
• Take ownership of the ground segment architecture and lead its development according to the roadmap
• Design and develop extensions and new applications and maintain existing software with the development team and users (internal/external)
• Identify suitable technologies, perform trade-offs, and propose design changes
• Provide technical coaching to the ground segment software team
• Code and design reviews

Skills

Python

C++

Software architecture

DevOps

English communication

Education

Master Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Gitlab CI/CD

Docker

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Delft, Netherlands is seeking a Senior Ground Segment Engineer to own the ground segment roadmap, drive architecture decisions, and steer the development of mission-critical software for satellite control from Delft.

You will design and implement extensions with the team, coach engineers, and ensure value delivery to users while communicating in English and maintaining a long-term technical roadmap aligned with company goals.