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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Command & Telemetry Software Engineer - **Company:** Northwood Space - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Modems, Serialization, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Multicasting, Packet Analyzer, Network Protocols, Software Engineering, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), WebSocket, Data Processing, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Low Latency, Modeling and Simulation, Stream Processing, Grpc, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ad56c5673e5b9ca7 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree with 2-5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 1-4+ years of experience, in computer science, electrical engineering, telecommunications, or a related field * Strong programming skills in a systems-oriented language such as Rust, C++, or Go * Experience developing software for networking, telecommunications, real-time data processing, or distributed systems * Solid understanding of network protocols, binary data formats, serialization, buffering, and asynchronous data processing * Experience building and debugging software across system boundaries, including hardware, networks, and external interfaces * Demonstrated ownership of a production software system from initial design through deployment and operational use, * Experience implementing or working with CCSDS standards, including Space Packet Protocol, TM, TC, or AOS transfer frames * Familiarity with satellite telemetry and command systems, ground stations, or mission operations * Experience with CCSDS File Delivery Protocol, Space Link Extension services, or related mission-data interfaces * Experience building high-throughput, low-latency, or fault-tolerant data pipelines * Familiarity with TCP, UDP, multicast, gRPC, WebSockets, or message-oriented architectures * Experience integrating software with SDRs, modems, FPGA-based systems, or other communications hardware * Experience with packet capture, protocol analysis, data replay, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or communications-system simulation ## Description You will own critical components of the communications data path-from protocol implementation and real-time stream processing through integration testing and operational deployment. You will work closely with DSP, FPGA, infrastructure, and customer-facing engineers to turn customer communication requirements into reliable, production-ready software., * Design, build, and maintain software for ingesting, processing, and routing telemetry, tracking, and command data * Implement and validate CCSDS protocols, including space packets, transfer frames, synchronization, and data encapsulation * Develop high-performance data pipelines connecting software-defined radios, ground-station infrastructure, and customer endpoints * Build tooling for packet parsing, frame validation, buffering, recording, replay, monitoring, and debugging * Translate customer mission requirements into configurable data-handling workflows and interfaces * Collaborate with DSP and FPGA engineers to define and validate the interfaces between physical-layer processing and higher-level communications software * Test communications workflows using simulated, hardware-in-the-loop, and live satellite data * Own software through development, deployment, operational validation, and ongoing mission support ## Related Videos - [What I learned as a developer from accidents in space](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/642-what-i-learned-as-a-developer-from-accidents-in-space) - [Minimal infrastructure for Real‑Time Phone Agents: transcripts in, responses out](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1736-minimal-infrastructure-for-real-time-phone-agents-transcripts-in-responses-out) - [Exploring the Power of gRPC-Gateway for Writing RESTful Services](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2072-exploring-the-power-of-grpc-gateway-for-writing-restful-services) - [You’re a great coder? 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