Telecommunications Software Engineer
On-siteLos Angeles, California, United States or Torrance, California, United States
Job Summary
Design, build, and maintain software for ingesting, processing, and routing telemetry, tracking, and command data across satellite ground networks. Implement and validate CCSDS protocols, including space packets and transfer frames, while developing high-performance data pipelines connecting software-defined radios and ground-station infrastructure. Build tooling for packet parsing, frame validation, and debugging, then collaborate with DSP and FPGA engineers to define interfaces between physical-layer processing and higher-level communications software. Test workflows using simulated, hardware-in-the-loop, and live satellite data before owning software through development, deployment, and ongoing mission support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with 2–5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 1–4+ years of experience, in computer science, electrical engineering, telecommunications, or a related field
- Strong programming skills in a systems-oriented language such as Rust, C++, or Go
- Experience developing software for networking, telecommunications, real-time data processing, or distributed systems
- Solid understanding of network protocols, binary data formats, serialization, buffering, and asynchronous data processing
- Experience building and debugging software across system boundaries, including hardware, networks, and external interfaces
- Demonstrated ownership of a production software system from initial design through deployment and operational use
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desired Qualifications
- Experience implementing or working with CCSDS standards, including Space Packet Protocol, TM, TC, or AOS transfer frames
- Familiarity with satellite telemetry and command systems, ground stations, or mission operations
- Experience with CCSDS File Delivery Protocol, Space Link Extension services, or related mission-data interfaces
- Experience building high-throughput, low-latency, or fault-tolerant data pipelines
- Familiarity with TCP, UDP, multicast, gRPC, WebSockets, or message-oriented architectures
- Experience integrating software with SDRs, modems, FPGA-based systems, or other communications hardware
- Experience with packet capture, protocol analysis, data replay, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or communications-system simulation
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