Scientific Software Engineer

Vantor•Longmont, CO

9d•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 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD; 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 fluency
Experience with Aerospace and/or Satellite Ground Systems
Experience with image processing, geospatial analysis, and remote sensing data.
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 and microservice based architecture
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 satellite imaging 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 ad hering to software best practices.
Provide architectural and design advice on the future direction of a cloud-based , distributed tech stack.
Troubleshoot operational issues and data anomalies, on the ground and in space.
Support deadlines and communicate issues/results.