Fortastra
Sr. Ground Software Engineer
$218K–$248K
Torrance, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Torrance, California, United States - Education
- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, or other sciences and/or physics-based degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain or have an active TS/SCI clearance.
About the job
Owns ground control software, telemetry infrastructure, and engineering data tools for spacecraft flight operations and ground testing.
What you'll do
- Develop software to command and monitor spacecraft during flight operations and ground tests.
- Build reliable telemetry pipelines and infrastructure to ingest, store, and serve live and historical data.
- Create visualization, analysis, anomaly-detection, and post-test reconstruction tools; support test and flight operations as needed.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, or another sciences and/or physics-based degree.
- Prior experience in ground software, mission operations, or telemetry/command systems.
- Experience with data infrastructure and technical-user visualization or analysis tools; proficiency in one or more of Python, C++, Go, or Rust.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain or have an active TS/SCI clearance; role is on-site.
Nice to have
- Experience with space systems and cloud-based ground systems or mission control software.
- Exposure to DevOps and automated testing pipelines; comfort using modern agentic AI tools (e.g., Claude) in the development workflow.
Pay
$217,500.00 - $247,500.00 (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, Go, Rust, Claude
AI focus
Use modern agentic AI tools (e.g., Claude) in the development workflow.
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