Ground Systems Software Engineer

Job ID: 2612112

Location: Albuquerque, NM, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-04

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking Ground Systems Software Engineers who want to help with spacecraft configurations and science and military missions in flight experiment programs working at Kirtland AFB, NM. Work alongside Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) / Integrated Experiments and Evaluation Division (RVE) to provide concept design, development, integration, test and evaluation, and engineering prototypes to demonstrate the viability of innovative space technologies along with cradle-to-grave support to ground, high-altitude balloon, near-space and spaceflight experiments and mission concepts. If you like Space and want to partner with cutting edge technology advancements, this is the job for you.

Fun stuff you will do on the job:
Perform full life-cycle software development for a networked, high-reliability Command and Control (C2) ground system for the United States Space Force (USSF).
Work with end user stakeholders, systems engineering, network, and cyber-security architects to analyze, develop, validate and flow down system and interface requirements to software requirements
Work with integration and test engineers to deploy and test ground system software against spacecraft simulators
Debug distributed ground software system issues such as timing, transaction protection, missed satellite contact
Support system test in operational test environment with physical spacecraft
Work with across disciplines with compliance, safety, cyber-security, and OPSEC during all phases of development
Perform software requirements analysis and functional decomposition.
Prepare design documentation, test plans, and test procedures.
Perform internal and formal software tests, and retain and report test results
Prepare technical presentation materials for internal and external customers
Work with integration & test engineers in performing root cause investigation of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events
Work with mission partner engineers to verify and validate system interface compatibility, compliance and performance
Provide recommendations to chief engineer to help prioritize development, augment solutions, and improve developer implementations.

Qualifications

This is you:
Bachelor of Science in Engineering or relevant discipline and 3 to 10 years of experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree)
Experience with modern software development processes, such as containerization, orchestration, DevSecOps, and Agile methodologies
Experience working with software development compliance and quality documentation, including software development management plan, test plans, test procedures, test results, detailed design documents, software version description documents, software configuration management plans
Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and be willing to consent to a polygraph examination
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) within prescribed business needs
Diverse programming experience: C/C++, C#, Python, Ruby, Windows/Linux scripting
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in small teams
Ability to debug networking hardware and software
Ability to use software revision control tools such as Subversion and Git
Ability to clearly document and report programmatic status to management

Preferred Qualifications:
Active TS/SCI clearance
System knowledge in one or more of the following domains: Spacecraft Command & Control, Mission Planning, Space Situational Awareness
Working knowledge of distributed, networked near real-time C2 systems
Integration of key ground segment systems, such as a cloud-based Infrastructure, Platform as a Service (PaaS) baselines, and antennas
"Zero-Trust" cybersecurity policies and implementation on software and hardware systems
Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development
Experience with Software Systems Engineering, Design, and Architecture Development, Agile Software Development Techniques and Implementation, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines
Experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Model Based Systems Engineering
Experience with DOORs and Cameo

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• Dice Id: 10111346
• Position Id: 2612112
• Posted 11 hours ago