Space Systems Software Engineer - CI/CD & Automation

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a SEIT TIDES Software Engineer to support the Software Systems Integration side of the TIDES organization. You will design, develop, test, and maintain software tools, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment infrastructure that support spacecraft payload development and hardware test environments.

You'll collaborate with systems, FPGA, hardware, and integration engineers to build the software backbone used across advanced space programs and deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years developing applications, services, automation tools, or software platforms.
• 3+ years building automated testing frameworks using PyTest or similar tools.
• 3+ years of experience with Git-based development workflows, source control, code reviews and release processes.
• 3+ years of experience developing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• 3+ years of experience working in Linux environments, including CLI, scripting, package management, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software for SSI and DOTI capabilities.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, packaging, deployment, and release workflows.
• Develop interfaces connecting laboratory systems, test equipment, payload hardware, engineering tools, and data services.
• Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and related tech.
• Create automated testing frameworks and improve software quality via testing, reviews, and debugging.
• Troubleshoot software, Linux systems, networks, containers, and hardware-in-the-loop issues.
• Collaborate with systems, FPGA, hardware, electrical, and integration teams to craft software solutions.
• Create documentation including designs, deployment procedures, APIs, release notes, and user guides.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, reliability, and developer productivity across shared infra.

Skills

CI/CD tooling

Git workflows

Linux

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

DevOps

Automation

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Git

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Linux

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking a SEIT TIDES Software Engineer to support the Software Systems Integration side of the TIDES organization. You will design, develop, test, and maintain software tools, automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment infrastructure that support spacecraft payload development and hardware test environments.

You'll collaborate with systems, FPGA, hardware, and integration engineers to build the software backbone used across advanced space programs and deliver