Jobs in El Segundo, CA

About the role

The Mission Software team is responsible for Varda's critical ground segment software, and the platform it runs on which enables spacecraft operations. We operate at the intersection of telemetry and commanding, data acquisition and distribution, mission control interfaces, simulation and test automation, with reliable deployment across lab, test range, and mission operations environments. You'll work hands-on with flight software, avionics, RF/ground systems, and mission ops. This role is on-site in El Segundo, CA.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
• Expertise with development in Python, along with a strong understanding of the language concepts.
• Have strong systems fundamentals: concurrency, networking, performance, reliability.
• Experience building real-time data acquisition, scaling, and distribution services - low-latency messaging, time-series and relational stores.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, dependency/build systems, and infrastructure-as-code.
• End-to-end observability experience: logging, metrics, tracing.
• Docker/Kubernetes
• release management, phased rollouts, and operational readiness for controlled networks.
• 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).
• Proficiency in C++, Ansible, and/or NiceGUI.
• Experience with DAQ and closed-loop control (lab/test control environments).

Benefits