Spacecraft Software Engineer

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Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet. Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness. We are hiring immediately for a Spacecraft Software Engineer for our Westminster, CO office.

What you'll do day-to-day:

• Duties will be commensurate with level, ranging from more senior engineers working on architectural / structural projects and overseeing mid-junior level engineers while junior engineers will learn about our spacecraft and systems via smaller projects initially
• Design, develop, debug, and document, software implementations consist with functional and performance requirements and architectural guidelines.
• Work within an agile team structure leveraging cloud and automated CI/CD code building and test pipelines.
• Author and execute unit level and open loop test suites and procedures to ensure software system requirements are met.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, processes and system-specific issues.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
• Minimum of 5+ years of software development experience depending on position level
• Expert embedded C++ programing skills on multicore-processor architecture
• Experience in one or more of these areas:
  • Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC)
  • Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR)
  • Thermal systems
  • Command and telemetry processing
  • Embedded systems architecture
  • Infrastructure – I/O, RTOS, device drivers, hardware interfaces

These skills would be amazing:

• Master’s degree in related field
• Worked on satellite software development from inception to launch
• Experience with large-scale satellite software development projects

Life with Us:

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people. Each team member makes a unique contribution

to our collective mission. So, we recognize that with best-in-class benefits like:

• 401K matching and immediate vesting schedule

• Career growth opportunities

• Family friendly benefits like maternity and paternity leave, adoption reimbursement, flexible hours, hybrid work options

• Programs to help you grow like tuition reimbursement, hackathons, and career development

• Student loan repayment

• Generous time off

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision at affordable monthly rates

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$71,000.00 - $152,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.