Spacecraft Software Developer

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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. 

Maxar Intelligence, is currently seeking a Spacecraft Software Developer to join our team in Westminster, CO working on the spacecraft software for Maxar’s industry-leading Worldview Legion satellites.

Life with Us:

Your Project: Maxar’s constellation of low-earth orbit earth observation satellites are renowned across the industry for their ability to capture imagery that both inspires and informs our understanding of our living planet.  You will be responsible for development on the embedded software that operates these satellites, enabling them with new mission-enhancing capabilities. Your primary responsibility will be to generate code, but you will also be intimately involved in debugging, integration, and operational testing.

Your Career: We’re very serious about professional development and continuing education at Maxar. We offer our team members with the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has amazing resources to support learning and development. You will work with your manager to set goals and design a development plan to advance your career.

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 consisting of 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 5-15 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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

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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$127,000.00 - $270,000.00 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.