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Senior Command & Telemetry Software Engineer with Security Clearance

Cornerstone Defense
Aurora, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 5/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/31/2026
Senior Command & Telemetry Software Engineer Aurora, CO Active TS/SCI Compensation Range: $125,000 - $155,000 Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense. Job Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, test, deliver, and maintain software for satellite ground systems.
  • Work with talented teams of engineers, architects, and leaders in an Agile environment.
  • Advanced software technologies and techniques including multi-tiered architectures, AWS web services, and microservice software design
  • Modern DevSecOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery techniques
  • Satellite ground system technologies including command & telemetry, flight dynamics, planning and scheduling, and spacecraft operations Basic Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of relevant software engineering experience
  • Experience developing software using C and Java
  • Experience with the satellite command & telemetry or similar domain
  • Active and transferable Top Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain TS/SCI without Polygraph prior to start. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with the Raytheon Eclipse Command & Telemetry Product Line
  • Experience developing software using Python
  • Experience with Agile development
  • Experience with development tools such as Confluence, Eclipse, Jira, Jenkins, Junit, Kafka, and Spring Boot Company Benefits: Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs. These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to: A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.

Salary : $125,000 - $155,000

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