engineering
Posted Apr 30Ground Station Systems Software Engineer
Chantilly, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- ● Build maintainable software patterns that support repeatable ground station deployment, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- ● Build and maintain tools for collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of satellite and ground system telemetry.
- ● Troubleshoot issues that span software, networks, hardware interfaces, and operational workflows.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate is comfortable working across software, Linux systems, networking, DevOps, telemetry, and operational infrastructure.
- During Your First 12 Months ● Ground Station Software Proficiency: Develop a strong understanding of Lynk’s ground station architecture, software services, network interfaces, telemetry flows, and Mission Operations Software integration points.
- Technical Environment: ● Preferred Languages: Rust and Python ● Frontend: React ● Infrastructure & Deployment: AWS, Proxmox / on-prem environments, Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines ● Development Practices: AI-augmented development workflows, log-based diagnostics, infrastructure as code, Linux-centric development, and operationally focused software development for high-availability systems
- Qualifications: ● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. ●
- Experience developing, deploying, maintaining, or supporting software systems used in operational infrastructure environments. ● Strong working knowledge of Linux environments. ●
- Experience developing software tools, services, scripts, or applications, preferably in Rust and/or Python. ●
- Experience with networking concepts such as TCP/IP, routing, VPNs, firewalls, DNS, network monitoring, and secure remote access. ●
- Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, configuration management, automated deployment, monitoring, and logging.
- Experience with satellite ground systems, ground station networks, RF ground equipment, modem systems, antenna systems, or mission operations software. ●
- Experience developing monitoring and control systems for remote infrastructure. ●
- Experience with telemetry collection, processing, visualization, alerting, or time-series data systems. ●