Millennium Space Systems

Space Technology

GroundSoftwareEngineer(MidCareer)

$128–189k Chantilly, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Ground Software Engineer (Mid Career) at Millennium Space Systems. Skills: Ground software, Satellite command, Mission control. Maintain and develop software for command and control. Write requirements with guidance of subject matter experts”

Industry & Context.

Space Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

100% onsite, US Person required, US Citizenship required, Security clearance required, Special access facility

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, Experience designing and developing software in a production environment, Demonstrated experience writing scripts and backend software applications, Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance, US Citizenship required for security clearance, Interim and/or final U. S. secret clearance Post Start required

Nice to Have

Active TS/SCI Clearance

What You'll Do.

Maintain and develop software for command and control

Write requirements with guidance of subject matter experts

Decompose requirements into long-term roadmaps

Develop and test roadmaps in collaboration with end

Leverage modern frameworks to improve legacy software and

Perform root cause analysis

Implement fixes for users of team's products

Work closely with operations team

Interact with other Millennium staff to support testing

Integrate Millennium software applications into Government-furnished software and

Execute integrated system test events

Implement mission data processing applications into existing systems

Support software testing and installation in classified environments

Guide junior developers through development tasks

Troubleshoot development tasks

Plan validation/verification testing

Execute validation/verification testing

Contribute to ground software or tool development

Complete larger feature requests

Take ownership of larger software modules

Take ownership of analysis packages

Take ownership of workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaboration with end users; Work with operations team; Work with spacecraft engineers; Work with cybersecurity specialists; Work with technicians

Process & Methodology

Roadmap development, Roadmap testing

Full Job Description

Ground Software Engineer (Mid Career) - Millennium Space Systems **Company:** Millennium Space Systems Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen. **Job Summary** As a Ground Software Engineer, you will maintain and develop software for command and control of satellites. You will write requirements with the guidance of subject matter experts and decompose them into long-term roadmaps, which you will also develop and test in collaboration with your end users. You will leverage modern frameworks to improve legacy software and tooling. Your position will also include root cause analysis and implementing fixes for the users of your team’s products. You will work closely with the operations team, spacecraft engineers, cybersecurity specialists, and technicians to ensure our company’s continued stewardship of our satellites and the space environment. This position's internal job code is SWE-Developer. Our team is currently hiring for level 3-4. **Position Responsibilities:** * Leads the design, development, integration, testing, and delivery of large-scale ground software and mission control systems * Interacts with other Millennium staff to support testing on components, subsystems, and spacecraft in test configurations * Integrates Millennium software applications into Government-furnished software and infrastructure * Executes integrated system test events bridging Millennium-developed products and Government-furnished systems * Implements specific mission data processing applications into existing systems to support paylo

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