Varda Space Industries
Technology
SeniorSpacecraftMissionSoftwareEngineer
“Senior Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer at Varda Space Industries. Skills: Ground segment software, Spacecraft operations, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-code. Develop telemetry ingestion services. Maintain telemetry ingestion services”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
US person required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in computer science, 5+ years experience spacecraft software, Expertise in Python, Systems fundamentals knowledge, Real-time data acquisition experience, CI/CD, build systems experience, End-to-end observability experience, Docker/Kubernetes experience
Nice to Have
Proficiency in C++, Proficiency in Ansible, Proficiency in NiceGUI, DAQ experience, Closed-loop control experience, CI/testing/simulation tools experience, Safety-critical requirements experience, Ground systems security knowledge, Mission-grade UIs experience
What You'll Do.
Develop telemetry ingestion services
Maintain telemetry ingestion services
Develop commanding services
Maintain commanding services
Deliver operator-grade UIs
Build flight-software simulations
Build device emulators
Build scenario-based tests
Design mission platform software
Implement mission platform software
Productionize mission platform software
Standardize CI/CD pipelines
Standardize artifact management
Standardize service templates
Standardize infrastructure-as-code
Standardize simulation frameworks
Standardize HIL frameworks
Standardize test harnesses
Standardize observability
Create deployment patterns
Implement rollout strategies
Implement rollback strategies
Implement air-gapped deployments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Flight software teams; Avionics teams; GNC teams; Operations teams; Mission software teams; Ground software teams
Process & Methodology
CI/CD, Release management
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