Principal Engineer – Mission Control Software

Lead technical direction for Mission Control Software platform architecture and development.

• •Lead the technical direction of our Mission Control Software platform, ensuring it scales from integrated testing through mission operations with an architecture built for the reliability, traceability, and certification requirements of space programs.
• •Key Responsibilities Define and evolve the platform architecture spanning telemetry processing, telecommanding, procedure execution, and operator interfaces Write production-grade code across the full stack while owning the technical roadmap and driving major architectural decisions Translate Mission Operations, Flight Software, and AIT needs into feature specifications, managing scope and delivering incrementally toward operational capability Requirements 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated architectural ownership and technical leadership Strong backend expertise (e.g., Python, Ruby, or similar) with experience in data processing pipelines and event-driven architectures Experience with modern frontend technologies (TypeScript, Vue/React, REST/WebSockets) for operator interfaces and live data displays