Real-Time Space Mission Software Engineer - Ground Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentives

Relocation support

Company-paid Health, Dental, Vision

401(k) with 6% match

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Mission Software Engineer to own ground-segment services, flight-software simulation tools, and mission-platform automation.

You will build reliable telemetry, distribution, and command systems while delivering operator-grade interfaces for efficient space operations. You will work on real-time data acquisition, scalable services, and end-to-end observability, with hands-on use of Python, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD in a safety-critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• 3+ years building safety-critical software for spacecraft or similar domains.
• Strong Python developer with real-time and reliability focus.
• Solid grasp of concurrency, networking, performance, and observability.
• Experience with CI/CD, IaC, and release management.
• Hands-on with Docker/Kubernetes and deployment on secure networks.

Responsibilities

• Own Ground Segment Services: build and maintain high-reliability telemetry ingestion, distribution, and command services.
• Develop Mission Control Interfaces: create operator-grade UIs and dashboards to reduce cognitive load.
• Build simulation and test automation tools for flight software and hardware-in-the-loop workflows.
• Design and productionize the mission platform with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code templates.
• Implement robust deployment patterns across lab benches, test stands, and mission networks.

Skills

Python

Real-time systems

CI/CD

Observability

Docker/Kubernetes

Networking

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Ansible

NiceGUI

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Mission Software Engineer to own ground-segment services, flight-software simulation tools, and mission-platform automation.

You will build reliable telemetry, distribution, and command systems while delivering operator-grade interfaces for efficient space operations. You will work on real-time data acquisition, scalable services, and end-to-end observability, with hands-on use of Python, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD in a safety-critical