Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking a motivated Ground Software Systems Engineer to contribute to the Ground Systems Engineering (GSE) Team at our Irvine, CA location.  Terran Orbital is a leading worldwide provider of nanosatellite and microsatellite vehicles, services, and solutions to Commercial and Government customers. The team is responsible for building and maintaining software applications and tools that enable end-to-end operations of our spacecraft as well as the entire ground segment. The Ground Systems Engineer will be a solutions engineer, supporting Terran Orbital in developing, deploying, and sustaining our Ground System and Mission Operations tools and automations.   

The position requires you having experience with large scale ground systems architecture, software systems engineering processes and documentation. You will interact and coordinate daily with numerous stakeholders (Mission Operations, AI&T, Ground Software, etc.)

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Support Mission Operations, AI&T, and Ground Software in developing tools and automation 
• Provide on-call support to Mission Operations support, ensuring the reliability and effectiveness of space mission activities  
• Provide on-call support to AI&T, providing software solutions for hardware testing  
• Develop and implement solutions-focused strategies for system architecture and engineering activities, including system requirements, design, interface management, and data architecture 
• Support various systems architecting and engineering activities such as system requirements definition, design, interface management, data architecture development, verification and validation, integration, performance analysis, lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis, and physical configuration assessments 
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints 
• Support development of system engineering items such as CONOPs, requirements definitions (or features, themes, epics), system testing, algorithm document review, and interfaces to other application development efforts

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or relevant discipline  
• 3+ years’ experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development 
• Experience with Linux based operating systems, networking, container technologies, Python, JavaScript 
• Experience with complex ground systems 
• Meticulous attention to detail in design and documentation 
• Excellent communication skills  

Distinguishing Qualifications and Skills   

• Active TS/SCI security clearance  
• MS or PhD in Engineering or relevant discipline 
• Experience with Qradio 
• Experience with microservice architecture 
• Experience developing for Ground Systems and Mission Operations 
• Experience with government cybersecurity requirements, CMMC preferred 
• MBSE expertise and MBSE development tools (e.g. Cameo) 
• Familiarity with testing aerospace flight hardware 
• Developing with industry standard tool suites to include Atlassian 
• Experience with space system program lifecycles, development flows, test events, and verification and validation 
• Understanding of and experience with Git, CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud, Containerization, and Kubernetes 

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(K) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Salary Range $100,000-$130,000 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!     

About Terran Orbital 

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com.

Work Environment 

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.

Disclaimers 

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance. Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@terranorbital.com.

Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.

And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.