Spacecraft Ground Software Engineer III
Quantum Space1 day ago
Hawthorne, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$140k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, deployment, integration, and operational support of spacecraft ground software.
- Build payload data pipelines, telemetry processing, event handling, dashboards, monitoring, APIs, microservices, and automation tools.
- Own major portions of the ground segment architecture and guide long-term technical direction.
- Translate mission operations workflows into software solutions and integrate spacecraft, subsystems, and communication interfaces.
- Support anomaly investigations through diagnostic tools, telemetry-flow analysis, and root-cause identification.
- Improve system reliability, operator efficiency, observability, resiliency, security, and performance.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, software engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience, including production development of complex systems.
- Strong proficiency in at least one of Python, Go, C++, or Java.
- Experience developing distributed systems, APIs, or microservices architectures.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Understanding of satellite operations, telemetry and command systems, or communication protocols.
- Experience with automated testing and code quality practices.
- Preferred experience includes spacecraft ground systems, mission control software, telemetry and command frameworks, Kafka, MQTT, Redis Streams, CCSDS standards, operational UIs, dashboards, visualization tools, infrastructure automation, real-time or mission-critical environments, RF systems, link-layer protocols, and satellite network configurations.
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under applicable ITAR regulations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Generous leave, HSA, 401(k) matching, and equity sharing.
- Competitive salary and equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.
- On-site role located in Hawthorne, California.
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About Quantum Space
Quantum Space builds maneuver-first spacecraft and provides in-space logistics for government and commercial operators. Its Ranger platform uses high delta‑V propulsion and modular configurations to support missions such as rapid repositioning, asset deployment, and refueling across geostationary and cislunar orbits; revenue comes from spacecraft sales and mission services. The company is privately held and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.