Scientific Software Engineer
Maxar Technologies1 day ago
Longmont, CO, USASenior
Base Salary
$105k - $154k/yr
Responsibilities
- Support RadCAM software systems in space operations and production environments.
- Design and architect services, monitor service reliability, and provide technical support to the RadCAM team.
- Develop and test software integrating with existing ground systems through the continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline.
- Create automated unit, integration, and functional tests.
- Collaborate with subject-matter experts to commission satellite imaging sensors and expand radiometric calibration operations.
- Interface with broader software development teams and guide adherence to software engineering best practices.
- Provide architectural and design guidance for a cloud-based, distributed technology stack.
- Troubleshoot operational issues and data anomalies on the ground and in space.
- Communicate issues and results while supporting operational deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, or a related field; two additional years of experience may substitute for the degree.
- At least five years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, three years with a master’s degree, a PhD, or equivalent experience.
- U.S. citizenship and U.S. person status are required.
- Strong software engineering, verbal and written communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline deployment workflows and applications running on Linux.
- Python fluency is preferred.
- Experience with aerospace or satellite ground systems, image processing, geospatial analysis, and remote sensing data is preferred.
- Experience supporting production and test environments and working in an Agile process is preferred.
- Experience with SOA, REST, JSON, Kubernetes, AWS, PostgreSQL, AWS cloud infrastructure, microservice-based architecture, Docker, and virtual environments is preferred.
- Willingness and ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.
- The role is incentive eligible, with the target determined by the role and individual, company, and contribution-related results.
- The position is based in Longmont, Colorado, with other location-specific pay ranges possible.
- The application window is three days from posting and remains open until a qualified candidate is identified.
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About Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies builds and operates commercial Earth‑observation satellites and sells high‑resolution imagery, 3D products, and geospatial analytics to government, defense, and enterprise customers. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, the company was formed in 2017 from the merger of DigitalGlobe and MDA and was acquired by Advent International in 2023; it supplies data for national security, mapping, and disaster response, and licenses imagery through subscription and platform APIs.