Startups

Senior Ground Software Engineer

Reflect Orbital · Hawthorne, CA · On-site

← All jobs
About Reflect Orbital

Backed by Sequoia and Lux.

About the role

As a Senior Satellite Ground Software Engineer, your core responsibilities will be to build and maintain the software our operations team uses to fly the spacecraft, owning major pieces of the ground segment from design through deployment and operation. 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
  • 5+ years of experience developing ground systems software (services, APIs, and applications)
  • Experience owning a system end to end, from design through deployment and on-call
  • 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
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 Senior Satellite Ground Software Engineer, your core responsibilities will be to build and maintain the software our operations team uses to fly the spacecraft, owning major pieces of the ground segment from design through deployment and operation. 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, troubleshoot issues that span software, networks, and hardware, and mentor other engineers on the team.

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

Lead the design of...

Read the full posting on Reflect Orbital's site ↗

Engineering

Build your edge while you search

Free tools for founders and investors, plus VC Unfiltered, our take on startups, venture and the people who build them.