Senior Ground-Segment Software Engineer for Space Missions

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to own the ground segment software and the platform it runs on, enabling spacecraft operations from telemetry to command. You will work across telemetry ingestion, data distribution, and mission control interfaces.

The role involves building simulations, device emulators, and automated tests, plus deployment strategies for lab, test range, and mission networks. Strong Python and CI/CD experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, math, physics, engineering or equivalent safety-critical software experience.
• 5+ years in the development of spacecraft or safety-critical software.
• Proficiency in Python and strong language concepts.
• Strong systems fundamentals: concurrency, networking, performance, reliability.
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
• Real-time data acquisition, low-latency messaging, and distribution services.

Responsibilities

• Own Ground Segment Services: develop high-reliability telemetry and commanding services.
• Design operator-grade UIs and dashboards to optimize ops time.
• Build tools for flight-software simulations and test automation.
• Develop the mission platform with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.

Skills

Python

Concurrency

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

NiceGUI

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to own the ground segment software and the platform it runs on, enabling spacecraft operations from telemetry to command. You will work across telemetry ingestion, data distribution, and mission control interfaces.

The role involves building simulations, device emulators, and automated tests, plus deployment strategies for lab, test range, and mission networks. Strong Python and CI/CD experience are essential.