Senior Ground Software Engineer, Mission Control Platform

Turion Space Corp.; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Turion Space is seeking a Staff Ground Software Engineer to define, design, and build the next generation of Mission Control systems that command satellites, process downlinks, and enable real-time decision making.

You will lead software engineering across full lifecycle, mentor teams, and collaborate with mission operators and cross-functional groups to deliver reliable, scalable ground systems for missions of increasing complexity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the software engineering process from concept to orbit-ready systems, setting technical direction for products that operate spacecraft
• Mentor and guide teams of engineers building some of the most complex software on (and off) Earth
• Engage with satellite operators and mission planners to understand needs, turning space operations challenges into elegant software solutions
• Architect mission-critical systems including next-gen Mission Control, Autonomy platforms, AI/ML integrations, & data pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Astrodynamics, Flight Software, Hardware, AI/ML researchers, and spacecraft operators
• Drive architectural decisions for systems that must be more reliable than traditional tech—there's no re-deploying a satellite
• Deliver solutions that simplify space operations, making controlling satellites as intuitive as deploying to AWS

Skills

Backend development

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

Live SaaS experience

On-call operations

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Go

Kubernetes

AWS (EKS, EC2, Batch, S3, Lambda)

Data engineering

Job description

Turion Space is seeking a Staff Ground Software Engineer to define, design, and build the next generation of Mission Control systems that command satellites, process downlinks, and enable real-time decision making.

You will lead software engineering across full lifecycle, mentor teams, and collaborate with mission operators and cross-functional groups to deliver reliable, scalable ground systems for missions of increasing complexity.