Have you seen Apollo 13, The Martian, or Armageddon and recall all of the NASA engineers in a room with a bunch of monitors? Quindar is digitizing that away. Satellites are flying servers in space and we are revolutionizing the future of spacecraft operations by building the DataDog for space.

Our team has worked at SpaceX, OneWeb, Lockheed Martin, Iridium, Boeing, AWS, and RedHat. We've operated dozens of satellites, worked on broadband and earth observation constellations, and serviced commercial and government users. We are using lessons learned from our previous aerospace and startup experiences to revolutionize the space industry and enable access to space without being an expert.

Quindar is seeking a Mission Integration Engineer to support the development and deployment of integrated satellite ground systems for both commercial and government customers. This role plays a critical part in enabling complex space missions by understanding technical requirements, devising mission solutions, and conducting system-level integration activities.

As a member of the Mission Architecture team, you will directly drive mission success of Quindar users - owning the integration process from technical planning and customer onboarding through launch and on-orbit operations. You will work closely with the Lead Mission Architect, engineering teams, product managers, and directly with customers to ensure that Quindar’s ground software integrates seamlessly into a mission’s operational picture.

Key Responsibilities

Mission Design & Integration

• Lead technical integration efforts for customer missions.
• Deeply understand the technical needs for a customer’s space mission, drive to system deployment and delivery that satisfies the mission needs.
• Assess and understand customer mission requirements, CONOPS, and interfaces, and align those with Quindar’s platform capabilities.
• Evaluate product gaps or shortcomings against mission needs and work with product and engineering teams to devise solutions.
• Support integration of multiple mission assets (spacecraft, ground stations, cloud infrastructure) into a cohesive operational plan.
• Own the verification and validation (V&V) process across mission threads—commanding, telemetry, automation, and mission-specific analytics.

Customer Engagement & Onboarding

• Act as a technical point-of-contact for new mission onboarding.
• Work closely with technical project managers and forward-deployed engineers to ensure mission success.
• Coordinate customer design reviews, test readiness events, and mission readiness milestones.

Systems Engineering & Cross-Team Coordination

• Own development of necessary ICDs and requirements verification documentation.
• Work with software engineering and integration teams to ensure features are deployed to support mission timelines.
• Provide inputs into the product roadmap based on recurring customer needs across integrations.
• Ensure architectural consistency across mission types (LEO, GEO, MEO, etc.), including hybrid commercial/gov ops.

Mission Readiness & Operational Handoff

• Support pre-launch exercises including mission simulations, operator training, and “day-in-the-life” walkthroughs.
• Create mission support plans, anomaly resolution guides, and escalate mission risks when technical issues arise.
• Support on-console shifts during early orbit or commissioning phases, as needed.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on systems engineering or mission integration experience in the space domain.
• Prior experience in design, development, test, and/or verification of spacecraft ground systems.
• Prior involvement in pre-launch and on-orbit operations of satellite missions (especially with government customers).
• Familiarity with TT&C architectures and satellite operations software, as well as spacecraft communications and data handling subsystems.

Technical Skills

• Understanding of cloud-based ground systems and satellite operations automation.
• Familiarity with scripting or software languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for test automation and system configuration.
• Experience with containerized deployments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes); AWS GovCloud is a plus.

Clearance

• Active TS/SCI required.

Soft Skills

• Exceptional communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent missions with tight deadlines.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and building structure in first-of-kind missions.
• Strong customer-facing demeanor—able to translate between engineering and end-user perspectives.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS: 

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. 

Why you'll love working at Quindar 

• We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions! 

• We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays. 

• Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits. 

• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees. 

• We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching. 

• Each quarter we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City. 

• Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version! 

Quindar is looking for candidates that like using modern software tools, cloud based services, and architecting software designs. Our frontend is built with React on top of Hasura deployed with Terraform on AWS GovCloud. We have a microservice architecture powered by Python and rely heavily on CI/CD processes.

Aerospace experts are NOT required to help build out our platform. We are looking for candidates that want to build software that tracks, contacts, and operates hundreds of flying computers in space that operate on different operating systems for various customers.