# Software Engineer – Mission Control Software

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. Join us as a Software Engineer - Mission Control Software, where you will develop mission-critical software that powers our integrated testing and mission operations. You will primarily work on our Mission Control Software and build supporting tools used by flight controllers and engineering teams. Key Responsibilities In your capacity as a Software Engineer - Ground Segment you will: Develop robust software used in testing and mission operations Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, from design to deployment Build scalable systems that support TEC’s expanding mission activities Collaborate with testing, engineering, and operations teams to understand and meet operational needs Write performant, maintainable, and well-documented code Ensure reliability through automated testing and operational validation Support users and contribute to improving development workflows and tooling Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture What we would love to see from you The ideal candidate will have: Experience with backend development using Python and/or Ruby (on Ra

- **Id**: 142639
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/the-exploration-company-software-engineer-mission-control-software>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Munich, Germany
- **Countries**: DE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-25T15:21:50Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-26
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T02:55:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 72
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4001
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Space Services

## Company

- **Id**: 51900
- **Name**: The Exploration Company
- **Domain**: exploration.space
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/the-exploration-company>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 25
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.2
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 90
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 67000
- **Max usd**: 128000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 192

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Amazon S3** — Optional: no
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **MinIO** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **React.js** — Optional: no
- **Redis** — Optional: no
- **Ruby** — Optional: no
- **Time Series** — Optional: no
- **Vue.js** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 72

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-08-25T15:21:50Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-13T11:30:09Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-23T15:36:31Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-26T14:39:04Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-10-26T20:03:32Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 62
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.823
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 72
- **Expected fill days**: 90
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:late, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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