Senior Mission Systems & Ground Software Engineer

InnoForge; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

InnoForge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own mission systems and ground software, bridging flight systems, ground infrastructure, data and mission operations. You’ll turn inputs from multiple teams into reliable software, owning from architecture to deployment and operation.

The role sits in a hands-on team, requiring collaboration across software, systems and hardware. Regular office access in the Los Angeles area is expected, with flexible hybrid work and some onsite work required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with at least one additional systems or backend programming language.
• Ownership of software from initial design through to deployment and operation.
• Experience designing APIs, schemas, protocols, telemetry systems or other technical interfaces.
• An understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous services.
• The ability to work effectively across software, systems and physical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Turn inputs from different engineering teams into reliable operational software.
• Own architecture, interface design, implementation, testing, deployment and operation.
• Work hands-on within a growing technical team on mission and ground software.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

APIs design

Asynchronous services

Hardware integration

Job description

InnoForge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own mission systems and ground software, bridging flight systems, ground infrastructure, data and mission operations. You’ll turn inputs from multiple teams into reliable software, owning from architecture to deployment and operation.

The role sits in a hands-on team, requiring collaboration across software, systems and hardware. Regular office access in the Los Angeles area is expected, with flexible hybrid work and some onsite work required.