Senior Space Mission Software Engineer: Ground Systems

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO policy

100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match

Fully stocked kitchen with meals provided

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

Vardaspace is seeking a software engineer to join their Mission Software team in El Segundo, California. This role involves developing high-reliability services for spacecraft operations, working across telemetry, mission control interfaces, and automated testing tools.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a technical field, at least 5 years of experience in safety-critical software development, and proficiency in Python. Additional experience with CI/CD processes and tools like Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in developing safety critical software.
• Strong understanding of real-time data services.
• Experience with end-to-end observability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry ingestion.
• Deliver operator-grade UIs for mission control interfaces.
• Build tools for flight-software simulations and automated tests.

Skills

Python

Concurrency

Networking

Reliability

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Data Acquisition

Education

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

Tools

Ansible

NiceGUI

Job description

Vardaspace is seeking a software engineer to join their Mission Software team in El Segundo, California. This role involves developing high-reliability services for spacecraft operations, working across telemetry, mission control interfaces, and automated testing tools.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a technical field, at least 5 years of experience in safety-critical software development, and proficiency in Python. Additional experience with CI/CD processes and tools like Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.