Mission Operations Software Engineer — Autonomy & AI

Front Door Defense; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach is seeking a Software Engineer, Operations to design and build mission operations software for autonomous space missions. You will develop tools for command generation, validation, telemetry, and data dissemination, interfacing with mission operators, instrument teams, and external partners.

This role requires strong Python skills, experience with safety-critical systems, and the ability to work across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience in mission operations or safety-critical software.
• Strong Python skills and a track record with automated tests.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement operations software for spacecraft commanding and telemetry.
• Build automated test suites and validation frameworks.
• Define interfaces (ICDs, APIs) for external teams and instrument partners.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mission ops, GN&C, flight software, and external teams.
• Automate tooling for commanding, telemetry visualization, and data pipelines.

Skills

Python

Testing frameworks

APIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Agentic development tools

Safety-critical software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach is seeking a Software Engineer, Operations to design and build mission operations software for autonomous space missions. You will develop tools for command generation, validation, telemetry, and data dissemination, interfacing with mission operators, instrument teams, and external partners.

This role requires strong Python skills, experience with safety-critical systems, and the ability to work across teams.