Software Engineer (0-2 yrs)

The team at Advanced Space is leading humanity back to the Moon and pioneering innovative solutions in the space industry. This team is seeking a Software Engineer responsible for developing ground and flight software for missions to the Moon and beyond.  Advanced Space exists to enable the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise. 

Advanced Space is a rapidly growing, privately held business that operates with core values that reinforce each other: we are customer-obsessed and mission-focused; when we see it, we solve it; we are one team, motivated by our vision; and we bring technical excellence and inexhaustible curiosity. This role will be based in Westminster, Colorado, and an ideal candidate for this role will love not just the responsibilities but will also have a passion for the exploration, development, and settlement of space. We invite you to join our dynamic team and contribute to the success of the team at Advanced Space.  

This position is open to U.S. Persons only (U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent residents), as required by applicable laws and regulations.  

We do not provide visa sponsorship or support work authorization for this role. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future sponsorship.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Able to write and debug basic C++ and Python code.  
• Learning to write code that is modular and testable.  
• Limited familiarity with industry tools and best practices.  
• Familiar with concepts of unit and regression testing.  
• Understands the importance of communicating when estimates are at risk.  
• Strong willingness to learn industry-specific tools, libraries, and operating systems.  
• Able to run unit and regression tests on new or modified code.   

Required Skills and Eligibility  

• Seeks feedback and shows reliability in executing assigned tasks.  
• Analytical Skills  
• Begins to tailor communications for technical and non-technical audiences.  
• Applies new skills to deliver quality code and minor process improvements.  
• Demonstrates consistent productivity through quality code and timely delivery of assignments.  
• Breaks down moderately complex problems into manageable components and systematically addresses each element.  
• Owns assigned tasks from start to completion, ensuring quality and accuracy of deliverables.  
• Consistently acts with honesty and transparency in technical work, communications, and interpersonal interactions.  
• Builds productive relationships with team members and internal stakeholders to support effective collaboration.  

Preferred Skills  

• Experience in the aerospace industry is a plus.  

Education & Experience:  

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional work experience required.  

Eligibility requirements:  

• Ability to work in the Westminster, CO office 3-5 days/week  
• Applicants must be a US Person (citizen or Green Card Holder/permanent resident, or protected individual) 
• Highly desired to be eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance  
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government  

Core Values:  

• When we see it, we solve it  
• One team motivated by our vision.  
• We are customer obsessed, and mission focused  
• Technical excellence and inexhaustible curiosity.  

Compensation and Benefits:  

• Base Salary Range - $80,000 - $105,000 based on role, employee experience, and location  
• Signing bonus  
• Quarterly Performance bonuses  
• Company provided health insurance and 401K plan upon eligibility   
• Flexible time off policy  
• Relocation Assistance  

About the company:  
Advanced Space exists to enable the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise. The company is actively supporting mission and cutting-edge capabilities spanning commercial, civil, and national security customers. Our core business is focused on three areas: (1) mission enabling services, (2) technology solutions and (3) mission solutions. Through its mission enabling services, Advanced Space provides mission and flight optimization, mission design, mission systems engineering. With its technology solutions Advanced Space provides its customers with trusted AI/ML/autonomy expertise, flight-demonstrated applications, and analysis at scale. Advanced Space offers Mission Solutions with unique turn-key missions, data and capabilities purchases and demonstrated cislunar and Martian success. Advanced Space is mission focused as the owner and operator of CAPSTONE™ for NASA and Prime contractor for Oracle for AFRL. These competencies are leveraged by a dynamic, flexible, and agile team with cross domain knowledge. We have a small but growing team that works collaboratively across projects. We provide flexibility, and an opportunity for passionate employees to contribute directly to meaningful projects. Trusted to take on the challenge, the team at Advanced Space is Delivering Innovation to Orbit™ to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.  

Advanced Space, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Advanced Space, LLC recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.