Staff Ground Software Engineer

Turion Space ·Irvine, CA ·Onsite 31d ago

GoKubernetesAWSDistributed Systems

About the role

Staff Ground Software Engineer responsible for defining, designing, and building next-generation Mission Control systems for spacecraft operations. The role involves architecting distributed systems for telemetry, command, and data processing, ensuring scale, speed, availability, observability, and security. Collaborate with mission operators, flight software engineers, and cross-functional teams. Full-time on-site in Irvine, CA.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Math or equivalent, 8+ years software development, expertise in backend development, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, live SaaS products, on-call for mission-critical operations, eligibility for TS/SCI clearance. Preferred: Go, Kubernetes, AWS, data engineering, real-time processing, active US clearance.

About the company

Turion Space

Turion is building the foundational infrastructure of space, providing vehicles, mission software, and payloads for tactical space operations, mission planning, and space logistics. Their integrated platform enables sensing, planning, and action at scale, supporting the expansion of the orbital economy and aiming to unlock resource extraction across the solar system.

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