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Job Locations
US-Remote
Job ID
2026-4897
Category
Engineering
Worker Category
Regular Full-Time[F]
Company Overview
Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.
For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.
At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.
Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.
Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.
Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.
We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.
What We're Looking For:
If you enjoy learning about and working with breakthrough technologies and are enthusiastic about working in the space industry, then you will be excited about the Senior Engineer opening with Iridium for a Space Development Agency (SDA) project.
As the
Senior Engineer
within the Ground Systems Development team, you will be responsible for software development and maintenance for the Mission Software and supporting applications, while utilizing advanced knowledge of mission planning, data routing and management.
Additionally, the
Senior Engineer
will identify and autonomously implement ideas/solutions
within the larger development team to support cross-functional efforts across all areas of ground system software development
. What You'll Do:
Develop and enhance software related to mission planning, data routing, and data management
Develop high performing/scalable App Cyber Security architecture and implementation to meet the requirements of the SDA project Engage in cross-team DevOps, Ground and Constellation development to support AWS PaaS deployment environment and automation. Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for software development (Atlassian tool suite desired) Create or maintain build environments for software products Play a key role in planning and executing software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, COTS Management, Build and Test software deployments and use advanced knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly, through briefings and documentation Respond to questions within scope from stakeholders
What You'll Need to Succeed:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline 8+ years software programming and/or support experience with mission planning and/or network management Understanding of mission planning, data routing and data management concepts Coding experience on Agile based teams Ability to comprehend technical documentation Have a positive attitude to take on ever increasingly complex development tasks. Passion for working in a team driven environment consisting of operators, software testers, senior developers, and system engineers. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic Have confidence and be able to easily build
relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met Proactivity in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge, including the ability to learn the different software that make up the System Performance and Analysis software
Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table: Experience with the following technologies:
Design and implementation of Kubernetes / EKS / Docker / Podman / ArgoCD Design and implementation of RDS, VPCs, TGW, RedShift Design and implementation of CI/CD Pipelining (GitLab, JFrog Artifactory, BitBucket) Design and implementation of Kubernetes auto-deployment to AWS (Helm Charts) Linux based environments and bash shell scripting Possess AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification Python / Java / C++ / Type Script / Perl RESTful / HTTP / ELK or similar / WebSockets XML / JSON / SQL SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL based DBs (e.g., Mongo) js / Apache Web Server Security Vulnerability Analysis and Procedures (CVE, TLS) Evaluate Fortify findings and determine response to the findings Evaluate SonarQube findings and determine response to the findings Assist in SW development response to security findings Atlassian management/software development tools: Jira / Git / Crucible / Confluence Micro services architectures Automated testing frameworks Gov and non-Gov Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments
We'll also need you to:
Be a U.S. Citizen
Work Environment:
This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
We believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium's Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least three days per week (approximately 60%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.
Additional Information This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.
Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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