Ground System Integration Engineer - Senior

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! This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days in-office in Arvada, CO. We aim to maximize benefits of having in-person collaboration spaces while also working on a flexible schedule with a large amount of remote work! 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 CARIBOUPreferred experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDSFamiliarity with Git and GitHub or similar framework for version control Preference for experience with open source software Soft Skills: Deep technical analysis and troubleshooting skills Highly adaptable; you will integrate a wide variety of missions into Quindar's software and will need to find creative solutions to work through unknowns and unforeseen challenges quickly A foresight for scalability and proliferation of c2Independent 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