Jobs in Arvada, CO

About the role

You will be responsible for developing the backend Command & Control (C2) software that connects Quindar’s platform to satellite vehicles. You will bring or develop expertise in aerospace C2 concepts and industry standards such as CCSDS, CSP, CFDP, XTCE, and MIB . Direct experience with these standards is valuable, but it is not a prerequisite. We are equally interested in engineers who have solved similar problems in adjacent domains—including telecommunications, networking, robotics, industrial automation, IoT, defense systems, distributed infrastructure, or other complex hardware/software systems —and are excited to apply that experience to spacecraft operations. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to onboard new satellite vehicles into Quindar, translating spacecraft-specific interfaces and protocols into reliable, maintainable integrations with our platform. You will also help develop the abstractions, tooling, and architecture that allow us to support many different spacecraft without building every integration from scratch. This is a hybrid role with 2 days in our Arvada, CO, Washington, D.C., or Seattle, WA office. We aim to maximize the benefits of in-person collaboration while maintaining a flexible schedule with a significant amount of remote work.

What you'll bring

• you will integrate a wide variety of missions into Quindar’s software and will need to quickly understand unfamiliar interfaces, protocols, hardware, and operational constraints
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of professional experience developing software for satellite command and control, telecommunications, networking, robotics, embedded systems, industrial automation, IoT, defense systems, or similarly complex machine-to-machine / hardware-software systems
• Demonstrated experience taking a protocol, interface specification, or hardware integration from documentation through implementation, testing, troubleshooting, and production operation
• Candidates with strong systems and communications experience in adjacent industries who are interested in learning spacecraft C2 are encouraged to apply.
• Understanding and experience integrating encryption algorithms such as AES-256 GCM, AES-256 CFB, AES-256 ECB, NSA Type 1 PEGASUS, and NSA Type 1 CARIBOU is a plus
• Experience with Kubernetes platforms and DevSecOps practices, particularly collaboration between software development and platform engineering teams, is preferred
• Experience working with or contributing to open-source software is a plus
• Experience with satellite communication standards such as CCSDS, CSP, CFDP, and IP is preferred but not required
• Familiarity with structured command, telemetry, or interface definitions such as XTCE and MIB is preferred

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