Ground Station Systems Software Engineer

Lynk•Chantilly, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lynk is looking for a Ground Station Systems Software Engineer to join the Mission Operations team. This role is responsible for developing, integrating, deploying, and maintaining the software systems that support Lynk’s ground station network and connect those systems into the broader Mission Operations Software environment. This is a hands-on software engineering role focused on ground station software, network interfaces, automation, telemetry, monitoring and control, infrastructure as code, and operational reliability. The engineer will work closely with Mission Operations, ground site engineering, telecom engineering, flight software, and external ground site partners to ensure Lynk’s ground stations can be operated reliably and scaled efficiently as the constellation grows. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across software, Linux systems, networking, DevOps, telemetry, and operational infrastructure. This role is best suited for someone who enjoys building practical software that supports real-world mission operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience developing, deploying, maintaining, or supporting software systems used in operational infrastructure environments.
Strong working knowledge of Linux environments.
Experience developing software tools, services, scripts, or applications, preferably in Rust and/or Python.
Experience with networking concepts such as TCP/IP, routing, VPNs, firewalls, DNS, network monitoring, and secure remote access.
Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD, infrastructure as code, configuration management, automated deployment, monitoring, and logging.
Ability to troubleshoot systems that span software, networks, hardware interfaces, and operational workflows.
Strong documentation habits, including architecture documentation, operational procedures, troubleshooting guides, and technical decision records.
Interest in satellite operations, ground systems, mission operations, telecommunications, or space systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience with satellite ground systems, ground station networks, RF ground equipment, modem systems, antenna systems, or mission operations software.
Experience developing monitoring and control systems for remote infrastructure.
Experience with telemetry collection, processing, visualization, alerting, or time-series data systems.
Experience with AWS or hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, ELK/OpenSearch, or similar.
Experience supporting high-availability operational systems.
Experience working in a startup, small engineering team, satellite operator, telecom operator, network operations center, mission operations center, or similarly fast-moving technical environment.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain software systems used to monitor, control, configure, and support Lynk ground station infrastructure.
Develop software interfaces between ground station equipment, network services, Mission Operations Software, and Mission Operations Center tools.
Support the deployment and integration of new and upgraded ground stations into Lynk’s operational environment.
Build maintainable software patterns that support repeatable ground station deployment, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Develop and maintain software and infrastructure-as-code approaches for ground station systems and network-connected services.
Support integration with network equipment, modems, RF systems, monitoring systems, and other ground segment infrastructure.
Integrate ground station systems with command and control tools, telemetry systems, dashboards, alerting systems, and operational workflows.
Build and maintain tools for collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of satellite and ground system telemetry.
Troubleshoot issues that span software, networks, hardware interfaces, and operational workflows.
Implement DevOps practices for ground station software development, testing, deployment, configuration management, and release management.
Automate ground station software deployment, configuration, monitoring, and recovery processes where practical.
Improve reliability through better observability, alerting, logging, metrics, documentation, and repeatable deployment practices.
Maintain technical and operational documentation, including architecture diagrams, troubleshooting guides, deployment notes, and system health reporting.
Provide occasional on-call or off-hours support when required for mission-critical operations.