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Reflect Orbital

Ground Software Engineer

  • Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
  • $120k–$190k
  • Mid level
  • Full-time
  • On-site · Hawthorne, CA
  • 3+ yrs exp
  • Added 1 month ago

About this role

Reflect Orbital seeks a Ground Software Engineer to build and operate mission-critical software that controls satellite operations, including telemetry processing, command workflows, and operator tools. You'll work across cloud infrastructure, networking, and ground station hardware in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop ground software for telemetry ingestion, processing, command generation, and uplink workflows
  • Build operator dashboards and tools to support mission control operations
  • Create automation for pass execution, routine commanding, and alerting systems
  • Deploy and operate systems on AWS and Kubernetes with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
  • Integrate ground station hardware including radios, antennas, and network interfaces
  • Provide 24/7 on-call support for mission-critical ground systems and troubleshoot cross-stack issues

What they're looking for

  • Ground systems software development (services, APIs, applications)
  • AWS deployment and Kubernetes container orchestration
  • Network protocols, routing, VPNs, and secure connectivity
  • Python and C++ programming
  • Satellite ground station and RF subsystem knowledge
  • Linux and command-line tools
  • DevOps practices (Git, Docker, CI/CD)
  • Real-time data systems (relational or time-series databases)

Benefits

  • Medical/dental/vision coverage with 100% employer-paid base policies
  • Access to HSA, FSA, and 401K
  • Unlimited paid time off with two weeks annually encouraged
  • Daily healthy lunches provided
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Reflect Orbital

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience developing and deploying ground systems software on AWS and Kubernetes—what was your most complex deployment?
  • Tell us about a time you debugged an issue that spanned software, networking, and hardware layers. How did you approach it?
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