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Ground Software Engineer

Reflect Orbital · Hawthorne, CA · On-site

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About Reflect Orbital

Backed by Sequoia and Lux.

About the role

As a Satellite Ground Software Engineer, your core responsibilities will be to build and maintain the software our operations team will use to fly the spacecraft. This role blends hands-on software development with platform and network engineering.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience developing ground systems software (services, APIs, and applications)
  • Experience deploying and operating software on AWS, including container orchestration with Kubernetes and CI/CD systems
  • Strong understanding of networking protocols, routing, VPNs, and secure connectivity
  • Knowledge of satellite ground systems, including ground station networking, antenna interfaces, and RF subsystems
  • Experience working with Ground Station-as-a-Service (GSaaS) providers
More about this role

At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.

As a Satellite Ground Software Engineer, your core responsibilities will be to build and maintain the software our operations team will use to fly the spacecraft. This role blends hands-on software development with platform and network engineering.

You'll develop the services that move telemetry and commands between our satellites and mission control center, build the tools and automation that make operations safe and efficient, and integrate GSaaS providers into a reliable end-to-end system. You will deploy and operate what you build, troubleshooting issues that span software, networks, and hardware.

Design, develop, and maintain ground software for satellite operations, including telemetry ingestion, processing, and display, and command generation and uplink workflows

Build operator-facing tools and dashboards to support the operations team

Design and build automation for pass execution, routine commanding, and alerting...

Read the full posting on Reflect Orbital's site ↗

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