Space Systems Software Engineer — DevOps & CI/CD

Aleron; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site or Hybrid work options

Flexible workplace arrangements

Job summary

Aleron is seeking a SEIT TIDES Software Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to design, develop, test, and maintain software tools and automation frameworks that support spacecraft payload development and hardware test environments.

You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deploy containerized applications, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across software, FPGA, systems, hardware, and test engineering. This role offers on-site or hybrid work options in a defense-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing applications, services, automation tools, or software platforms.
• 3+ years of experience developing software using Python, C/C++, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar programming languages.
• 3+ years of experience building automated testing frameworks using PyTest or comparable test automation 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 using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• 3+ years of experience working in Linux environments, including command-line tools, shell scripting, package management, and system troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

Aleron is seeking a SEIT TIDES Software Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to design, develop, test, and maintain software tools and automation frameworks that support spacecraft payload development and hardware test environments.

You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deploy containerized applications, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across software, FPGA, systems, hardware, and test engineering. This role offers on-site or hybrid work options in a defense-focused environment.