Lead Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer (On-Site El Segundo)

Digitailor; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Varda in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for ground/mission software in the aerospace domain. You will own high-reliability telemetry ingestion, real-time operations, and operator dashboards for space systems.

Proficiency in Python, C++, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD is required, with a track record in safety-critical software development. Join a team building flight software interfaces, data tools, and mission platforms, with on-site collaboration and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Experience in spacecraft or safety-critical software
• Strong Python knowledge and software fundamentals
• Experience with CI/CD, IaC, and observability tooling
• End-to-end observability: logging, metrics, tracing
• Knowledge of real-time data acquisition and low-latency services
• Experience with flight software teams and safety-critical workflows
• Experience with C++ and/or Ansible is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own Ground Segment Services: telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding
• Deliver operator-grade UIs and dashboards for ops time efficiency
• Build tools for flight-software simulations and device emulators
• Design, implement, and productionize mission and ground software
• Standardize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Deploy patterns across lab benches, test stands, and mission networks
• Implement safe rollout/rollback for air-gapped or limited-connectivity deployments

Skills

Python programming

Real-time systems

CI/CD

Safety-critical software

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Physics/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Varda in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for ground/mission software in the aerospace domain. You will own high-reliability telemetry ingestion, real-time operations, and operator dashboards for space systems.

Proficiency in Python, C++, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD is required, with a track record in safety-critical software development. Join a team building flight software interfaces, data tools, and mission platforms, with on-site collaboration and opportunities to