Senior Space Mission Software Engineer

Alumni Founders; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA

Employer-matched HSA

Accident insurance

Hospital insurance

Critical illness insurance

Pet insurance

Wellness reimbursement

Parental leave

Family building benefits

One Medical memberships

Stock options

401(k) with 6% employer match

Cell phone reimbursement

Relocation support

Daily lunch

Complimentary EV charging

Job summary

Alumni Founders in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a senior software engineer to develop and maintain high-reliability ground segment services for telemetry ingestion, commanding, and mission control interfaces. You will also build simulation tools and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate avionics and flight software iterations.

The role requires a strong background in Python and C++, with expertise in real-time data acquisition, networking, and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 5+ years in spacecraft or safety-critical software.
• Expertise in Python and systems fundamentals like concurrency and networking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-reliability ground segment services for telemetry ingestion and command interfaces.
• Build simulation tools and CI/CD pipelines to enable fast iteration for avionics and flight software teams.

Skills

Python

C++

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-code

Real-time data acquisition

Telemetry

Ansible

NiceGUI

Observability

Networking

Concurrency

Flight software

Ground segment software

Simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

NiceGUI

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Develop and maintain high-reliability ground segment services for telemetry ingestion, commanding, and mission control interfaces. Build simulation tools and CI/CD pipelines to enable fast iteration for avionics and flight software teams.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 5+ years of experience in spacecraft or safety-critical software development. Expertise in Python and systems fundamentals like concurrency and networking is essential.

Key Skills

• Python


• C++


• Docker


• Kubernetes


• CI/CD


• Infrastructure-as-code


• Real-time data acquisition


• Telemetry


• Ansible


• NiceGUI


• Observability


• Networking


• Concurrency


• Flight software


• Ground segment software


• Simulation

Benefits

• Flexible PTO


• Paid holidays


• Medical insurance


• Dental insurance


• Vision insurance


• FSA


• Employer-matched HSA


• Accident insurance


• Hospital insurance


• Critical illness insurance


• Pet insurance


• Wellness reimbursement


• Parental leave


• Family building benefits


• One Medical memberships


• Stock options


• 401(k) with 6% employer match


• Cell phone reimbursement


• Relocation support


• Daily lunch


• Complimentary EV charging