Role Overview
We are seeking a Staff Engineer, Ground Systems to serve as a senior technical leader supporting the successful engineering execution of complex satellite ground systems programs. This role combines program-level technical leadership, system-level engineering coordination, and hands-on technical contribution across Quindar’s mission operations software ecosystem.
What You Will Do
Serve as a program technical leader / Chief Engineer for complex commercial and government space programs, support successful engineering execution across mission software, platform infrastructure, reliability, security, and integration activities.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate combines strong software and systems understanding with operational awareness and the ability to lead technical execution across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience developing, integrating, or operating aerospace, satellite, or mission-critical software systems
- Strong technical breadth across software systems, operational systems, and aerospace mission domains
- Experience with satellite ground systems, mission operations, command and control, or flight dynamics and mission planning tools
- Experience designing, integrating, or operating distributed software systems in production environments
- Strong understanding of software architecture, systems integration, and operational reliability
- Ability to communicate effectively across software, operations, platform / infrastructure, and customer stakeholders
- Experience leading technical efforts across multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous and rapidly evolving technical environments
- Active U.S. Security Clearance (TS/SCI Preferred, S Required)
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- 15 days off
- Follow most US federal government holidays
- Quarterly health & wellness benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees
- 4% 401(k) matching
- 4-day company offsite
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