Software Engineer III (Orbital Reef - Infrastructure) )

At Sierra Space, we envision a future where humanity lives and works in space, on moons, and on distant planets. Sierra Space builds and delivers the future of space transportation, destinations and infrastructure, offering "space-as-a-service" in support of the new space economy.
Sierra Space, based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin, Durham, North Carolina, and Kennedy Space Center, Florida, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations. Learn more about Sierra Space
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Software Engineer III to join a team developing Orbital Reef Logistics Software, including, on-orbit interfaces, logistics and transportation simulations, supply chain systems, and object-tracking systems. As a software engineer focused on logistics tools, you will be a key member of a team of experts supporting the Orbital Reef Space Station, developing software platforms to enable real-time analysis and decision-making. We are constantly innovating in the ways we are automating and accelerating the delivery of products using innovative software and hardware technologies. We use the latest AWS technologies, data approaches, and ML to build distributed highly available systems to achieve our goals.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of the software - from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement
• Support services before they go to production through activities such as system design, consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, scaling and launch reviews.
• Maintain software once it is live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health
• Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.
• Configure, deploy, scale, and administer open source and commercial software

Must-haves:

• Bachelors of Science degree in an aerospace engineering, computer science, software engineering, or related discipline and typically six (6) or more years of relevant experience; higher education may be considered in lieu of experience
• Relevant work experience may substitute for required education
• Understanding of and experience with modern software development practices
• Interest in analyzing and troubleshooting distributed systems
• Familiarity with "infrastructure as code" and technologies used to achieve this
• Knowledge of software defined networking (VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, VPNs, etc.)
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (such as Docker) and orchestration platforms (such as Kubernetes)
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes & Docker, Gitlab, Linux, JavaScript/TypeScript and Python.

Preferred:

• Terraform and AWS experience
• Experience with relational or non-relational databases, including configuring, deploying, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
• API design experience
• Aerospace Industry experience with safety critical software and/or tools qualification activities
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $101,774.67 - $139,940.19
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
As COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities, we are taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 and associated variants pose in the workplace. SNC is committed to supporting our employees while ensuring we continue to meet essential national security needs of our country.
With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, SNC will continue to require COVID-19 vaccination status for all employees including new hires. In accordance with applicable requirements, all current and newly hired employees who are unvaccinated may be required to adhere to enhanced onsite safety protocols including weekly COVID-19 testing, face coverings, and social distancing.
The status of applicable COVID-19 vaccination requirements are subject to change depending on applicable court orders and the course of ongoing litigation. Candidates may later be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved exemption.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.