Ground System Integration Engineer
Integrates satellite flight software and hardware with mission management and Command & Control platforms. The role requires strong debugging and software integration skills, relevant engineering education, and at least three years of experience with satellite systems or similarly complex hardware-software integrations.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate software Command & Control solutions for satellite vehicles.
- Work with customer stakeholders to decompose mission requirements and engineer solutions using existing products.
- Integrate new satellites and flight software into Quindar’s mission management platform.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support development and integration across Quindar’s broader product suite.
- Perform deep technical analysis, troubleshooting, debugging, and low-level software integration with hardware.
- Adapt to varied missions, develop creative solutions, and maintain a focus on scalability, maintainability, quality, resilience, and performance.
- Communicate complex information to internal and customer-facing audiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of professional experience with satellite command and control systems or similarly complex hardware-software integration efforts.
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or Java.
- Experience developing real-time embedded software and/or integrating hardware assets with mission management software.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
- Must meet applicable U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with satellite communication protocols such as CCSDS, CSP, CFDP, and IP.
- Understanding of standardized command and telemetry definitions such as XTCE and MIB.
- Familiarity with AES-256 GCM, AES-256 CFB, AES-256 ECB, NSA Type 1 PEGASUS, or NSA Type 1 CARIBOU encryption.
- Experience with AWS Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, or RDS.
- Familiarity with Git, GitHub, and open-source software.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $110,000–$170,000 annually.
- Hybrid work with 2–3 days per week in the Arvada, CO office and substantial remote flexibility.
- Unlimited PTO with a requirement to take 15 days off, plus most U.S. federal holidays.
- Quarterly health and wellness benefits.
- Comprehensive health insurance with 100% employee coverage.
- 4% 401(k) matching.
- Annual four-day company offsite.
Skills
Python, C++, Java, Real-Time Embedded Software, Satellite Command And Control, Ccsds, Csp, Cfdp, Xtce, Mib, AWS, Git, GitHub, Encryption Algorithms
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