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Software Engineer - Satellite Ground Systems with Security Clearance

MKS2Aurora, CO🇺🇸United StatesPosted 11 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$200k/yr
Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Software Engineer - Satellite Ground Systems MUST HOLD Top Secret DoD Clearance at minimum (preferably TS/SCI) - uncleared applicants will be rejected  This position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO Estimated Salary: $200,000 - Full benefits  What You Will Do Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for satellite ground systems.
Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment. What You Will Learn A breadth of advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design
Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques
Satellite ground system technologies including command & telemetry, flight dynamics, planning and scheduling, and spacecraft operations Qualifications You Must Have Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of relevant software engineering experience
Experience developing software using Java and C++
Red Hat 8 Linux OS and Windows 2019 OS experience or similar experience
An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. An active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret security clearance that can be crossed over to a TS/SCI security clearance is also acceptable. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Qualifications We Prefer Experience with containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm
Experience developing software using Python
Experience developing software using ActiveMQ
Experience developing software using WineHQ

Skills

Docker
AWS
Agile
C++
Helm
Java
Kubernetes
Python

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