Senior Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control

Anduril Industries

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Work type
On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CA
Salary
$191,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted
111 days ago
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Above market

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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.

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

The Senior Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control joins the Lattice for Space C2 team to own the architecture, delivery, and operation of ground-side command-and-control software. You will build backend services for mission planning, telemetry ingestion, and antenna brokering while integrating with software-defined radios, ground stations, and orbital systems. The role involves developing modular capabilities on the Lattice platform to support DoD and IC customers in the space domain. You will utilize Go, gRPC, Protobuf, Kubernetes, and containers to manage production services in secure government clouds. Key responsibilities include designing API contracts, driving technical RFCs, and building software-in-the-loop simulations. You will solve complex problems involving space-to-ground protocol stacks, astrodynamics, and legacy system integration to ensure reliable satellite operations in contested warfighting domains.

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What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end architecture, delivery, and production operation of Space C2 services.
  • Design and operate backend services for command, telemetry, mission planning, and antenna brokering using Go and gRPC.
  • Write and evolve protobuf API contracts while coordinating interface changes across engineering teams.
  • Deploy and manage services in secure government cloud environments using containers and Kubernetes.
  • Integrate software with spacecraft and ground infrastructure including software-defined radios and space-to-ground data links.
  • Build and run software-in-the-loop simulations to validate end-to-end operations before live missions.
  • Perform rigorous code reviews and mentor other engineers to maintain high engineering standards.
  • Create and analyze metrics to debug, monitor, and triage issues for live production systems.

What we're looking for

  • Strong engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • 8+ years of experience building backend and distributed systems in Go, Rust, or C++.
  • Proficiency in developing networked services using gRPC and Protobuf.
  • Proven experience architecting, shipping, and operating production services on containers/Kubernetes with CI/CD and cloud deployment.
  • Experience integrating software with physical systems, hardware control, embedded interfaces, or real-time data pipelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to own production services end-to-end and mentor other engineers.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.
  • Space/aerospace domain experience, including telemetry, ground stations, or orbital mechanics (preferred).

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