Software Engineer (3/4) – Mission Planning & Scheduling (MPS) AHT

Do you want to work at an international company with endless opportunities for growth and advancement? Are you eager to join a trust‐based, globally connected team, where your contributions will define what’s possible?

We are looking for team members who want to solve interesting, complex problems that protect our nation. Your talents and passion are most important to us. If you don’t know a language, program, or platform, we will teach you. Become a part of our enthusiastic team where we have fun working together and take pride in our contributions to the nation’s safety.

We are recruiting for mid‐level and senior engineers with a background in software development to join our Mission Planning & Scheduling (MPS) Ground Software team.

In these roles, the focus will be on development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of satellite ground software with an emphasis on mission planning, scheduling, and satellite operations. These positions are located onsite on our Dulles, VA campus and require a Top Secret clearance at the time of application.

What you’ll get to do

Perform full‐stack development at the OS, platform, and mission‐unique software layers for ground systems that plan and execute space missions.

Develop mission planning and scheduling capabilities, including:

Contact/passes planning and schedule generation

Activity and resource scheduling for satellites and ground systems

Integration of ephemeris, constraints, and operations rules into planning tools

Develop client and server applications and services using service‐ or object‐oriented architectures and message‐bus–based data exchange, including first‐of‐a‐kind capabilities for satellite operations.

Build and integrate applications using languages and toolsets such as:

Python and C++

PostgreSQL/Postgres

Ansible and cloud infrastructure provisioning

PKI and security‐focused tooling

Static code analysis tools and remediation workflows

Work with astrodynamics and mission operations teams to integrate trajectory, ephemeris, and constraints data into mission planning software and workflows.

Support Operations ground software and associated configurations, including:

Troubleshooting software issues and hardware impacting ground software

Investigating and resolving issues in mission planning and scheduling services used by operations teams

Support Acceptance Test events, including:

Executing test procedures

Test automation and validation of mission planning and scheduling functions

Configure and deploy ground segment software, including:

Installation of new ground segment and MPS software in operational, development, and test environments

Resolution and remediation of software defects

Implementing software enhancements as directed by customer change requests or mission needs

Provide ground software support during launch and launch rehearsal events, with a focus on the MPS functions that support LEOP and early operations.

Act as a self‐starter who can make technical decisions with overall project budget and schedule in mind.

What does success look like?

As a successful employee, you will:

Be an active and integral member of your team.

Channel your enthusiasm to innovate in mission planning and scheduling capabilities that operators rely on every day.

Be part of a supportive team that develops and deploys technologies that matter to our national security.

Work with agility, flexibility, and collaboration to explore creative ideas and improve mission planning workflows and tools.

This position can be filled at either the Software Engineer 3 or Software Engineer 4 level.