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Ground System Integration Engineer

Quindar · Denver, CO · 2 wk ago
HybridQuality AssuranceFull-time

About the role

You will be responsible for developing and integrating software Command & Control solutions for satellite vehicles as well as working with customer stakeholders to decompose mission requirements and engineer solutions with existing products. The successful candidate will have very strong software integration and debugging skills and deep experience in low level software integration with hardware (satellites or other!). You will bring or build expertise with C2 concepts and common industry standards and protocols such as CCSDS, CSP, CFDP, XTCE, and MIB. Your primary responsibility will be integrating new satellites and flight software into Quindar’s mission management platform and you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to do this while supporting development and integration of solutions into Quindar’s broader product suite. Ultimately, you will contribute to Quindar’s mission of simplifying operations and allowing our customers to utilize their satellites like servers!

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate software Command & Control solutions for satellite vehicles
  • Work with customer stakeholders to decompose mission requirements and engineer solutions with existing products
  • Integrate new satellites and flight software into Quindar’s mission management platform
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and integrate solutions into Quindar’s broader product suite
  • Contribute to Quindar’s mission of simplifying operations and enabling customers to utilize their satellites like servers

Requirements

  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, or Java
  • Experience developing real-time embedded software and/or integrating hardware assets with mission management software
  • PREFERRED: Experience with satellite communication protocols such as CCSDS, CSP, CFDP, IP and data processing algorithms
  • PREFERRED: Understanding of standardized command and telemetry definitions such as XTCE and MIB or similar concepts from other industries
  • Understanding of encryption algorithms such as AES-256 GCM, AES-256 CFB, AES-256 ECB, NSA Type 1 PEGASUS, NSA Type 1 CARIBOU
  • PREFERRED: Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS
  • Familiarity with Git and GitHub or similar framework for version control
  • PREFERENCE: Experience with open source software
  • Deep technical analysis and troubleshooting skills
  • Highly adaptable; able to integrate a wide variety of missions into Quindar’s software and find creative solutions to work through unknowns and unforeseen challenges quickly
  • A foresight for scalability and proliferation of C2
  • Independent self-starter; able to complete projects on time with minimal guidance
  • A high standard for software maintainability, quality, resilience, and performance
  • Strong cross-functional communication and ability to distill complex information for internal and customer-facing audiences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 3+ years [professional] experience with satellite command and control systems or similarly complex hardware-software integration efforts
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance

Skills

  • Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS
  • Familiarity with Git and GitHub or similar framework for version control
  • Experience with open source software
  • Deep technical analysis and troubleshooting skills
  • Highly adaptable; able to integrate a wide variety of missions into Quindar’s software and find creative solutions to work through unknowns and unforeseen challenges quickly
  • A foresight for scalability and proliferation of C2
  • Independent self-starter; able to complete projects on time with minimal guidance
  • A high standard for software maintainability, quality, resilience, and performance
  • Strong cross-functional communication and ability to distill complex information for internal and customer-facing audiences

Benefits

  • We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
  • Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
  • We offer comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
  • We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
  • Each year we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, and San Diego.
  • Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hybrid role with 2-3 days in-office in Arvada, CO. Flexible remote work available.

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