Senior Mission Software Engineer - Ground Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; 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 in El Segundo is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to own the ground segment and the platform enabling spacecraft operations. You’ll work hands-on with flight software, avionics, RF/ground systems, and mission ops.

The role emphasizes scalable CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability, with on-site collaboration across lab, test ranges, and mission networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in safety-critical software.
• 5+ years developing spacecraft or safety-critical software.
• Proficient in Python and real-time data handling.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain high-reliability ground segment services for telemetry and commands.
• Deliver operator-grade UIs and dashboards for mission control.
• Build tools for flight-software simulations and test automation.
• Develop and productionize software for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Implement deployment patterns for lab benches, test stands, and mission networks.

Skills

Python

Concurrency

Networking

Real-time data

CI/CD

Observability

Docker/Kubernetes

C++

Ansible

NiceGUI

Education

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

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

Ansible

NiceGUI

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to own the ground segment and the platform enabling spacecraft operations. You’ll work hands-on with flight software, avionics, RF/ground systems, and mission ops.

The role emphasizes scalable CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability, with on-site collaboration across lab, test ranges, and mission networks.