Applications Engineer III - Fullstack Developer (Aerospace)

Location: Louisville, Colorado, United States; must be local to the work location, with occasional telework available.

Projected compensation: $95,336.84–$165,772.27 per year.

Company

hirify.global’s Orion Space Solutions develops applied science, engineering, instrumentation, modeling, and data analytics solutions for small satellites and space physics programs.

What you will do

• Develop complex containerized, embedded, web, and desktop applications for spacecraft, ground sensors, testing, tooling, and calibration.
• Design scientific-processing applications and algorithms for high-reliability production systems.
• Maintain code and configuration management practices and CI/CD pipelines for building, testing, and deploying software.
• Participate in technical design reviews, code inspections, integration tests, and performance, stability, and scalability improvements.
• Support software qualification and certification activities, including documentation and audit evidence.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, scientists, program leads, and multidisciplinary stakeholders while supporting proposals and technical demonstrations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, computation, or a related field, plus relevant professional experience in high-reliability production software development.
• 5–7 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 3–5 years with a master’s degree, or 0–2 years with a PhD.
• Strong knowledge of C, C++, Python, Rust, Bash, operating systems, programming environments, and modern design patterns.
• Experience supporting products through requirements, development, integration, production, and sustainment.
• Experience with Git-based source control, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and containerization using Podman, Docker, Docker Compose, or Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, UDP, serial communication, routing, and message queues.

Nice to have

• Cloud platform integration with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Networking, DNS, load balancing, routing, REST APIs, JavaScript, HTML, React, and web platforms.
• Experience with defense, NASA, commercial aerospace, cybersecurity, flight software, orbital mechanics, or spacecraft payload interactions.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with scientists, researchers, engineers, and business professionals.
• Projects address complex space physics and satellite-industry challenges.
• Health, life, disability, retirement, paid time off, holiday pay, wellness, and optional benefits may be available depending on the position.
• Learning and development opportunities are provided.
• No security clearance is required for this position.