2026 Real-time Launch Operations Software and Data Engineer
About The Position
The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Real-time Launch Operations Software and Data Engineer for the Engineering Applications Department (EAD) in the Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD). This position will be full-time and onsite in El Segundo, CA. The Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff combine the latest information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software-intensive systems to Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers. The selected candidate will develop next-generation software products and integrated enterprise capabilities that provide mission support through real-time processing and archiving of launch vehicle telemetry data. They will be a member of a team building a scalable ingestion and processing data pipeline architecture. EAD supports pre-launch, day-of-launch, sub-system, and major system tests for the Atlas V, Vulcan, Blue Origin New Glenn, and SpaceX Falcon launch vehicles as a component of the Spacelift Telemetry Acquisition and Reporting System (STARS). STARS is a mission-critical capability used to certify the launch readiness of DoD and NRO space systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer / electrical engineering or related STEM degree pursuing or conferring within 12 months
- 0-1 year of industry experience
- Experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, or C#, C++.
- General knowledge of Telemetry Technology
- Ability to work in Windows and Linux programming environments
- Experience in software engineering, full lifecycle development, and advanced problem solving
- Proven ability to take initiative and successfully complete tasks, lead complex technical projects, and collaborate effectively
- Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site approx. 10% of the time if required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, issued by the US government.
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree
- Active security clearance (DoD/Secret)
- Additional working knowledge and/or academic experience with Telemetry Technology
- Additional working knowledge and/or academic experience with development and architecture of real-time data processing solutions
- Additional working knowledge and/or academic experience with Telemetry-over-IP (TMoIP) streams
- Additional working knowledge and/or academic experience with data analytics tools for data pipelines, cloud storage, and interactive visualization dashboards
- Additional working knowledge and/or academic experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Responsibilities
- Develop novel software products with an opportunity to engage cross-organizationally potentially spanning data architectures, cloud migration, modeling & simulation, data science (AI/ML), advanced visualizations, mixed reality, and embedded systems.
- Work closely with software engineers and launch vehicle analysts to engineer innovative solutions to meet customer needs.
- Develop software solutions and data pipeline processing of real-time vehicle telemetry data in support of launch operations for the STARS facility.
- Develop innovative methods to ingest and transform data and interface with legacy systems and enterprise cloud-native applications to enable critical mission analyses.
- Support performance assessment and anomaly resolution of software systems.
- Deliver high-quality products and documentation to customers on schedule.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
