Ground Systems Software Engineer – Spacecraft Ops

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Stock options

On-site amenities

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is seeking an experienced Mission Software professional to own and evolve the ground segment software that enables spacecraft operations. You will work across telemetry, commanding, data acquisition, and mission control interfaces while collaborating with avionics, RF, and operations teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable ground services, operator-friendly dashboards, and robust CI/CD pipelines, with on-site work in El Segundo, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.

Responsibilities

• Own Ground Segment Services: Develop and maintain high‑reliability services for telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding.

Skills

Python

Concurrency

Networking

Real-time

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree+

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps tooling

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking an experienced Mission Software professional to own and evolve the ground segment software that enables spacecraft operations. You will work across telemetry, commanding, data acquisition, and mission control interfaces while collaborating with avionics, RF, and operations teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable ground services, operator-friendly dashboards, and robust CI/CD pipelines, with on-site work in El Segundo, CA.