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You will collaborate with Software and GNC engineers to create reliable, automated deployment and test systems for multiple spacecraft and hardware-in-the-loop test platforms.\nResponsibilities\nPartner with Software and GNC teams to develop, operate, and continuously improve automated build, integration, test, and deployment pipelines.\nDesign, develop, and maintain systems for deploying binaries and other software artifacts to spacecraft hardware used for flight and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing.\nDevelop reliable, automated deployment workflows that support software releases and test operations at launch and test sites.\nImplement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and data-analysis capabilities supporting continuous integration, release readiness, and test operations.\nDevelop and maintain containerized environments and infrastructure-as-code automation to provision, configure, and operate CI, HITL, and test-site infrastructure.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Math, Physics, Engineering, or a related technical field.\n2+ years of demonstrated experience in Software Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, or Software Engineering\nDemonstrated experience with Git and CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI/CD, Github Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent). \nDemonstrated experience in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Bash, or equivalent) used to build automation and developer tooling.\nDemonstrated experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Podman, or equivalent).\nDemonstrated experience with Linux systems, network configuration, and common networking protocols.\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nDemonstrated experience maintaining C++ build systems, including dependency management, toolchain configuration, and cross-platform builds using CMake, Make, Bazel, or equivalent.\nDemonstrated experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent).\nDemonstrated experience designing or integrating CI/CD systems that automate build, test, packaging, and deployment workflows for complex software systems.\nDemonstrated experience packaging and supporting cross-platform source development kits (SDKs) or developer-facing software releases.\nDemonstrated experience managing build configurations, versioned releases, and software artifacts for multiple targets from a shared codebase, including release automation, SBOM generation, or software configuration management.\n\nAdditional Information:\nCompensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. 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