Senior Space Ground Systems Engineer (Real-Time Ops)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO + 12 paid holidays

100% company-paid health insurance

401(k) with 6% employer match

Daily lunch and weekly dinner provided

Job summary

Vardaspace in El Segundo, California is seeking a skilled software engineer to join its Mission Software team. You will develop and maintain critical ground segment software that supports spacecraft operations, ensuring high reliability and real-time functionality across mission environments.

The ideal candidate possesses at least 5 years of experience in safety-critical software development, expertise in Python, and a strong understanding of systems fundamentals. This on-site position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in developing spacecraft or safety-critical software.
• Strong understanding of concurrency, networking, performance, reliability.
• End-to-end observability experience including logging, metrics, tracing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry.
• Deliver operator-grade UIs and dashboards for mission control.
• Create tools for flight-software simulations and test automation.

Skills

Python

Real-time data services

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering

Job description

Vardaspace in El Segundo, California is seeking a skilled software engineer to join its Mission Software team. You will develop and maintain critical ground segment software that supports spacecraft operations, ensuring high reliability and real-time functionality across mission environments.

The ideal candidate possesses at least 5 years of experience in safety-critical software development, expertise in Python, and a strong understanding of systems fundamentals. This on-site position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.