Staff Ground Software Engineer

What this role involves

Turion is seeking a Staff Ground Software Engineer to lead the design and development of next-generation Mission Control systems for spacecraft operations. The role involves architecting scalable, real-time systems for telemetry, command, and data processing, and requires on-site presence in Irvine, California. The position focuses on building industry-defining commercial space platforms and mentoring engineering teams.

Skills this posting asks for

• distributed systems
• telemetry
• real-time systems
• observability
• security
• mission control
• ground software
• architecture
• mentoring
• uplink/downlink processing
• data pipelines
• ai/ml
• autonomy
• orbital mechanics
• cloud infrastructure

Requirements

• Level: staff
• Remote policy: onsite

From the employer’s posting

Turion is developing the critical infrastructure of the space economy. We're doing this by building vertically integrated hardware and software: DROID, our line of space vehicles, and Starfire, our software suite covering simulation, modeling, planning, and operations. We're a group of people who f…