Applications Engineer III - Full Stack Developer

Who We Are

Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield company, was born out of the vision for applying fundamental space physics knowledge to address real-world problems. Founded in 2005, and based in Louisville, Colorado, Orion Space Solutions is a leader in the “New Space” small satellite industry. We leverage our scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions to address complex space physics challenges, including instrumentation, modeling capabilities, and data analytics; Orion Space Solutions turns science into data, data into knowledge. We are scientists, researchers, engineers, and businesspeople dedicated to solving global problems that affect how people live, work, and play on our planet and in space through applied science backed by empirical knowledge. If you want to be part of a highly collaborative team, work in an amazing environment surrounded by the best and the brightest, solving BIG problems for our planet, read on.

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a Full Stack Developer to lead the development, integration, and maintenance of complex ground and space payloads for the engineering teams at Orion Space Solutions.  The successful candidate will partner with hardware engineers, program leads, scientists, and other participating team members to deliver reliable, high-performance applications for multiple programs.

 Key Responsibilities

• Develop complex applications and algorithms for containerized, embedded, web, and desktop systems, utilizing the latest software architectures as a Fullstack software developer. Design applications and products which perform scientific processing for spacecraft, ground sensor, and testing/tooling/calibration applications. 
• Maintain code and configuration management, and uphold CI/CD pipeline best practices for build, test, and deployment of software/applications.
• Participate in technical design reviews, code inspections, and integration tests with hardware and software, analyzing and building code for efficiency, stability, and scalability.
• Support qualification and certification activities for production software, preparing necessary documentation and evidence for training, reviews, and audits.
• Deliver excellent written and verbal communication; convey complex technical concepts to multidisciplinary audiences.
• Deliver applications / documentation / software products balancing technical excellence with cost and schedule targets.
• Monitor and report software trends and assess third-party and open-source software for use in applications.
• Support proposal writing, creating demo software, and technical information for new business opportunities.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering or computation field plus 5-7 years, MS plus 3-5 years, PhD plus 0-2 years of professional experience in software engineering development positions for high-reliability production applications.
• Experience with container and desktop application development using modern programming design patterns.
• Strong knowledge of programming environments, operating systems, general programming concepts and languages (C, C++, Python, Rust, Bash).
• Experience supporting programs and products through all phases of development – from requirements derivation and development to sustainment.
• Experience with git-based source control and continuous integration and continuous delivery systems.
• Experience using containerization technologies such as Podman, Docker/Docker-Compose, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, serial, routing, message queues.

Preferred

• Cloud platform integration and use such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Networking concepts and implementations such as TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, routing, REST APIs.
• Web development experience using JavaScript, HTML, React, and web platforms.
• Experience developing and implementing architectures for variety of customers: DoW (national defense), NASA (civil space), and commercial customers.
• Experience with security and cybersecurity concepts, vetting, and implementation in flight software and supporting systems.
• Knowledge of aerospace concepts including basic orbital mechanics, sources of perturbations, and payload interactions with spacecraft attitude and environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.