Do you want to help a small company make a BIG difference in space? Do you take ownership of your job and responsibility for your actions? Then come work for Red Canyon and help us continue our mission of helping humankind reach the stars!

Red Canyon Software is looking for a talented Senior Software engineer with over 10 years of experience to assist the GSE team with an aerospace telecommunications program!

Contract position lasting 9-12 months initially, with extension possible.

Location: Broomfield, CO

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates for this role have a history of owning and managing software projects, yet also enjoy jumping into the weeds to write/debug new software when needed
• You are confident defining project requirements, timelines and resources, and can determine appropriate architectures based on the goals of each project; whether that be a quick turnaround for R&D, or accuracy and repeatability for production
• You are an excellent communicator, and a big believer in clear documentation and continuous improvement
• BEng in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years in a related field
• Working familiarity interfacing with low level hardware; comfortable analyzing datasheets, interacting with registers to configure parameters, acquire data, and debug issues at the byte level
• Proficiency in Python, C, C
• Familiarity with test hardware ecosystems (eg
• NI; Labview, PXI, cDAQ)
• Prior experience implementing and maintaining test frameworks (eg
• Understanding of PCB fabrication techniques; familiarity with factors that define the quality, complexity, functionality and manufacturability of PCBs
• Prior experience working in a workshop/lab environment
• Comfortable using electronic instruments such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers and other tools
• Familiar with grounding, ESD and standard lab safety
• Ability to handle real-time priority shifts and appropriately deal with uncertainty
• Experience working in small-medium fast paced teams, where communication and respect for each other’s time is paramount
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Prior experience owning and architecting an automated hardware testing platform from the ground up
• Ability to quickly turnaround small projects using widely available sensors and SBCs (do magic with a Raspberry Pi or Arduino)
• Prior experience developing software for medium -> high volume production environments, where your software is used by technicians from the EMS
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in an international environment
• Good communication skills, team spirit and sense of human relationships
• Interest in growing your skillset as part of our international team

• Management of GSE software projects – architecture definition, documentation, resource allocation, timelines and progress reporting
• Working with product owners and engineering teams to determine the list of requirements and technical scope for GSE projects
• Recommending test equipment instruments, ecosystems and software platforms best suited to our testing needs
• Strategically determining what capabilities are built in-house vs. sourced from 3rd party vendors
• Working closely with customer's Software Team to oversee the implementation of GSE software projects
• Ensuring that testing results, telemetry and any other test data are stored safely, securely, and are accessible via automated test reports
• Anticipating future needs of the GSE team; championing continuous improvement, recommending future hires, mentoring and training both younger members of the team as well as individuals who use our products

Red Canyon Engineering and Software: “Exploring Other Planets, Improving our Own”

Red Canyon contracts with NASA, NOAA, NREL, JPL, and DOD, in addition to customers such as Lockheed Martin Space, Raytheon, Sierra Nevada Corporation, a.i. solutions, Walt Disney Imagineering, SAIC, Ball Aerospace, SpaceX, Honeywell, KBRwyle, Maxar, Blue Origin, and Moog. We specialize in building spacecraft, developing renewable energy technologies to help make our planet a better world and cutting edge research and development. Our disciplines include systems engineering, mechanical design, structural analysis, real time flight and ground software, simulation software, user interface software, and mission management software. We help our contractors with the full life cycle of product development from requirements to test and delivery.

Some of the programs we have previously or currently worked on include: Human Lander System, Artemis I-II, WorldView Legion V, Perseverance, InSight Dream Chaser, Psyche, Mars 98, Odyssey 01, Stardust, Genesis and Deep Impact, Mars Phoenix, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Orion, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, GOES-R, OSIRIS-REx, Maven, JUNO, Grail, and the MarsFlight and LunarSIM Simulation. We also work on classified programs.

Red Canyon’s home office is located in scenic Denver, Colorado, and our regional office is in historic downtown Titusville, Florida. We are a small company that maintains a flat organization to decrease our overhead and costs to our customers. Our number one focus is to solve some of the most complicated engineering problems humankind is facing.

We have a fun and talented team of engineers and we are committed to our engineers continued success and development. Included in our employment package are immediate HUBZone bonus, health benefits, profit sharing, referral bonuses, and a generous 401(K) retirement plan.

Red Canyon Software, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Red Canyon Software, Inc does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.