Senior Spacecraft Ground Software Engineer

Quantum Space; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Generous leave

HSA

401(k) matching

Equity sharing

Job summary

Quantum Space is seeking a Spacecraft Ground Software Engineer III in Hawthorne, CA to lead development of mission-critical ground software for spacecraft testing, command and telemetry, and on-orbit operations.

You will work across flight software, mission operations, AI/AT, avionics, and systems engineering to build scalable, reliable platforms, data pipelines, and tools with modern CI/CD practices and strong security focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical/aerospace engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience in production-grade systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Go, C++, or Java; distributed systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, integration, and support of ground software for testing and mission operations.
• Design and deploy telemetry pipelines, dashboards, and monitoring tools.
• Mentor junior engineers and enforce CI/CD and security best practices.
• Collaborate with flight software, mission ops, and systems engineering teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Python

Go

C++

Java

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Aerospace

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Job description

Quantum Space is seeking a Spacecraft Ground Software Engineer III in Hawthorne, CA to lead development of mission-critical ground software for spacecraft testing, command and telemetry, and on-orbit operations.

You will work across flight software, mission operations, AI/AT, avionics, and systems engineering to build scalable, reliable platforms, data pipelines, and tools with modern CI/CD practices and strong security focus.