Senior Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Salary
$165,000–$218,000 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $192k
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About Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

Anduril Industries currently has 1697 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control

Senior Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control joins the Lattice for Space C2 team to develop ground-side services that manage satellite missions. You will own the architecture, delivery, and operation of command-and-control software, including systems for mission planning, telemetry ingestion, antenna brokering, and space-to-ground protocol stacks. The role involves building modular capabilities on the Lattice platform while integrating with legacy defense systems and modern orbital hardware. Key responsibilities include designing gRPC/Protobuf API contracts, managing Kubernetes deployments in secure government clouds, and developing software-in-the-loop simulations to validate operations. You will utilize Go, Rust, or C++ to build backend services and integrate with physical components like software-defined radios and ground stations. The work addresses the technical challenge of providing reliable command and control for space domain awareness and orbital mission execution in a contested environment.

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What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end architecture, design, and deployment of Space C2 services for production use.
  • Develop backend services using Go and gRPC/Protobuf for command, telemetry, and mission management.
  • Manage infrastructure and operations on Kubernetes within secure government cloud environments.
  • Integrate software with physical hardware including radios, antennas, and space-to-ground data links.
  • Build and run software-in-the-loop simulations to validate operations before live missions.
  • Integrate modern capabilities into legacy defense systems to support DoD and IC customers.
  • Lead incident response, on-call rotations, and the creation of monitoring metrics for live systems.
  • Mentor other engineers and maintain high code quality through rigorous peer reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • 8+ years building backend and distributed systems using Go, Rust, or C++.
  • Experience developing networked services using gRPC and Protobuf.
  • Proven experience architecting and operating production services on containers and Kubernetes with CI/CD.
  • Experience integrating software with physical systems, including hardware control and real-time data pipelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to own products end-to-end from design through operations while mentoring others.
  • Ability to solve complex technical problems independently in secure government cloud environments.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

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