Job Vacancy Software Developer – Space Systems

The successful candidate will work under the direction of the RM Team Lead and play a key role in supporting the long-term evolution, reliability, and supportability of the RM platform.



Key Responsibilities

. Develop a thorough understanding of a complex, mission-critical operational system, including its algorithms, constraints, and real-world behaviours.

. Diagnose and resolve incidents across development, test, and operational environments, clearly communicating findings, mitigations, and workarounds to internal teams and client stakeholders.

. Use AGI STK to simulate operational scenarios, investigate anomalies, and validate system behaviour.

. Design, develop, and execute subsystem and integration tests using Python and Robot Framework, based on a deep understanding of system intent and expected outcomes.

. Produce detailed designs for future enhancements, contributing to effort estimates and technical planning.

. Implement software components in Java (primary), with exposure to C# and Angular where required for integration or user-interface elements.

. Deploy software to Linux-based environments, running deployment scripts and diagnosing build or runtime issues.

. Demonstrate new and enhanced capabilities to client stakeholders and support acceptance activities.

. Participate in an on-call support rota, contributing to service continuity and operational resilience.

. Contribute to knowledge sharing and documentation, supporting succession planning and reducing single-point dependencies within the RM team.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Essential skills:

. At least 5 years of recent, hands-on Java development experience in a commercial environment.

. Strong mathematical or analytical background (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, Engineering or similar).

. Experience working across a full commercial software development lifecycle, including development, testing, release, and support.

. Ability to work effectively within complex systems where correctness, robustness, and performance are critical.

. Experience with Python and automated testing frameworks such as Robot Framework.

. Familiarity with AGI STK for simulation and analysis.



Desirable Skills:

. Experience working in Linux-based environments.

. Experience in Satellite Communications Ground Systems

. Experience using Spring (or similar Java frameworks).

. Exposure to C# and Angular in multi-technology systems.

. Experience producing detailed designs from high-level architecture.

. Experience with Git version control.

. Exposure to Spark or large-scale data processing frameworks.



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