Radiometric Software Engineer

Vantor • Longmont, CO

7d • $124,000 - $181,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Vantor is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Radiometric Calibration, Assessment, and Monitoring (RadCAM) team in Longmont, CO. This is a unique opportunity to build software that directly supports the calibration and performance of a satellite constellation. You'll work alongside scientists and remote sensing experts to ensure the quality of the imagery and data products used by customers around the world. If you're excited about applying software engineering to real-world space systems, Earth observation, and scientific analysis, this role offers the chance to have a direct impact on how satellite data is collected, calibrated, and delivered.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, or related field
• Two additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organization, and leadership skills
• Strong software engineering skills
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline deployment workflow
• Experience developing applications that run on Linux

Nice To Haves

• Willing and able to obtain U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Python experience
• Experience with Aerospace and/or Satellite Ground Systems
• Experience with imaging processing
• Experience working in an Agile process
• Experience supporting operations in production and test environments
• Experience with SOA/REST/JSON in Kubernetes and AWS
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience with operational support of an AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• Experience with docker and virtual environments

Responsibilities

• Support RadCAM software systems within Vantor's space operations and production environments.
• Perform service design and architecture and perform service reliability monitoring on existing systems.
• Provide software design and technical support to members of the RadCAM team.
• Develop and test software that integrates with the existing ground system through the Vantor continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Collaborate with RadCAM’s Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to commission future sensors and enhance the current capacity of Vantor’s radiometric calibration operations.
• Provide an interface between RadCAM team and the greater Vantor software development teams and assist in guiding RadCAM team’s adoption of software best practices.
• Design/develop new services and feature improvements to existing services.
• Collaborate with other software engineers on design/development efforts.
• Provide architectural and design advice on the future direction of a cloud-based distributed tech stack.
• Troubleshoot operational issues.
• Support deadlines and communicate issues/results.
• Adhere to and improve software best practices.

Benefits

• robust 401(k) with company match
• mental health resources
• student loan repayment assistance
• adoption reimbursement
• pet insurance
• incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior