Slingshot Aerospace - Space Surveillance Engineer II, Software Engineering

• Perform system-level design, simulation, and integration of hardware components to create cutting-edge space surveillance systems • Develop algorithms and software to help automate and enhance sensor data tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination • Support ongoing and future transitions of Slingshot’s products and services to the Slingshot Global Sensor Network (SGSN), space operations centers, and other technology testbeds • Engage with customers and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes for their mission-critical needs • Contribute your expertise and ideas to help shape our products and strategies • Prepare technical reports and briefing materials • Represent your team and Slingshot to a broader audience through presentations to customers and stakeholders • Serve as a technical expert and key contributor to Slingshot’s space surveillance technology development • Lead the successful execution of individual projects, small team projects, and/or product development activities • Must be a U.S. citizen eligible for government clearances • Pre-flight Checklist • Undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, or a related field • ​​4+ years of relevant experience, potentially accounting for a record of academic excellence with relevant internship experience • Experience developing applications in Python and/or C++ • Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the demonstrated ability to convey salient details about advanced technology in a compelling manner to both experts and non-experts alike • Ability to travel up to 5% of the time within and outside of the United States to support customer engagements, technical exchanges, or sensor installations • Tenacious drive to overcome challenges and deliver solutions with excellence • Must be a U.S. citizen eligible for and able to obtain and maintain a security clearance • Graduate level degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, or a related field • Experience in optics or mechanical system component design and assembly • Training or experience in fields such as image processing, algorithm optimization, software/hardware interfacing, embedded/GPU development, astrodynamics, estimation theory, statistical analysis, remote sensing, radiometry, and machine learning