Varda Space Industries

Technology

SeniorSpacecraftMissionSoftwareEngineer

$175–250k ~AI est. El Segundo, California, United States
The Brief

“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.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

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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