Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

We want you as a talented Senior Software Engineer to help us in our mission by leading the development of our in-house Model-Based System (MBSE) Engineering tool suite, and the integration of the MBSE tools into the flight software to improve our engineering efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as a Senior Software Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

• Design and architecture of complex software tools

• Implementation of command line tools for Model-Based System Engineering

• Building integration tests for the MBSE tools

• Release management for the MBSE tools

• Documentation and user training

• Development and test of flight software configuration and code generation tools

• Build-up of a tool to develop the MBSE and flight software tooling

• Schedule and backlog management

What we would love to see from you

In the role of Senior Software Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

• Expert level knowledge with at least one general purpose programming language

• Very good experience with Python

• Very good understanding of patterns in software engineering

• Experience with development and testing of user facing software applications

• Experience with agile software development philosophy

• Experience with backlog management

• Readiness to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines

• A plus would be

  • Work with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform

  • Experience with public cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure

  • Experience with data modeling, management and governance

  • Experience designing APIs

  • Databases working knowledge

  • Knowledge of other programming languages, but specially JavaScript and/or C/C++

  • Experience working in the space industry, or other industries using an MBSE approach

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind

• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them

• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?

We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.