Senior Space Mission Software Engineer: Ground & Simulation

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alumni foundersEl Segundo (CA)

Software Developers Space Research and Technology

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About the role

Alumni Founders in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a senior software engineer to develop and maintain high-reliability ground segment services for telemetry ingestion, commanding, and mission control interfaces. You will also build simulation tools and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate avionics and flight software iterations. The role requires a strong background in Python and C++, with expertise in real-time data acquisition, networking, and observability.

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