Jobs at Quindar

Administer government and commercial contracts and subcontracts throughout their lifecycle, including proposals, negotiations, compliance, subcontractor management, risk mitigation, documentation, obligation tracking, and closeout. The role supports FAR/DFARS compliance, contract reviews, flowdowns, solicitation activities, and internal contractual guidance while improving contract administration processes.

Deploy and support mission-critical software in customer environments, troubleshooting across APIs, cloud infrastructure, databases, and frontend systems. Travel to customer sites and collaborate with satellite operations teams to prototype solutions, gather product feedback, and shape roadmap priorities. Partner with Product and Engineering to productionize successful prototypes, while creating integration playbooks, documentation, and training resources.

Develop backend services, APIs, cloud-native applications, and mission-specific software for satellite operations. Build full-stack features using Python, AWS, React, TypeScript, and GraphQL; design distributed systems; manage containerized and serverless architectures; automate infrastructure and deployments; troubleshoot production issues; and improve system scalability, security, reliability, observability, and performance while collaborating with government customers and cross-functional teams.

Leads technical execution for complex commercial and government satellite ground-system programs. Coordinates software, infrastructure, reliability, security, and mission integration teams; resolves cross-system risks; supports architecture, design reviews, mission readiness, anomaly resolution, proposals, and customer engagements. Provides mentorship while contributing to design, implementation, prototyping, and technical problem solving. Requires extensive aerospace or mission-critical software experience and an active Secret clearance.

Deploys, secures, accredits, and operates classified IT environments supporting U.S. government missions. Maintains CWAN, DISN, SIPR, and JWICS networks, classified workstations, peripherals, endpoints, identity systems, and office infrastructure. Partners with the ISSM and Facility Security Officer to ensure secure, reliable operations across Secret and SCI environments. Owns system reliability, patching, documentation, user support, automation, and compliance while enabling fast access for distributed engineering and operations teams.

Develop backend satellite operations software using Python and AWS, build and troubleshoot APIs, integrate containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes), use IaC (Terraform), collaborate in Agile teams, and contribute to generative AI integrations, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and architecture to support scalable, secure mission operations.

Leads development of Python-based mission-planning and scheduling systems for spacecraft operations. Designs optimization algorithms, high-performance APIs, distributed services, and reliable production workflows. Improves scalability, observability, and operational resilience while collaborating across software, flight dynamics, satellite operations, product, and program teams. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, and applies automation and AI-assisted development practices.

Oversee people operations across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, benefits, employee relations, compliance, recruiting, offboarding, and HR vendor management. Coordinate employment policies, audits, records, and regulatory requirements while supporting managers and employees. Lead recruiting workflows, candidate experience, company events, offsites, and culture programs. Build scalable processes and improve HR systems in a fast-moving, regulated startup environment.

Develop and integrate software command-and-control solutions for satellite vehicles within Quindar’s mission management platform. Decompose customer mission requirements, integrate satellites and flight software, troubleshoot low-level hardware and software interfaces, and support scalable product development. The role requires expertise in embedded systems, satellite communications protocols, encryption, cloud services, and software integration. It involves cross-functional customer collaboration and is hybrid in Arvada, Colorado.

Lead cross-functional delivery of commercial space and aerospace programs from proposal through deployment. Manage scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, milestones, customer relationships, documentation, and performance tracking. Coordinate engineering, product, sales, and business development teams while translating technical requirements into executable plans. Support proposals and business growth, and operate across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery environments.

Develop scalable, secure backend satellite mission-operations software using Python and AWS. Build APIs, integrate cloud services, troubleshoot issues, optimize performance and costs, and automate processes. Contribute to generative AI integrations, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and software architecture. Collaborate with frontend engineers and product managers in an Agile Scrum environment while maintaining high standards for reliability, quality, and security.

Build internal software and AI-powered systems that connect Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Programs, and Operations. Responsibilities include integrating SaaS tools, APIs, databases, LLMs, and AI agents; automating workflows; creating systems that translate product specifications into engineering work; maintaining synchronized documentation; supporting controlled government proposal workflows; and improving how employees and agents collaborate.

Drive the CEO’s highest-priority initiatives, prepare executive and board communications, manage leadership cadence and follow-through, and lead ambiguous strategic projects. The role coordinates across Growth, Product, Engineering, Programs, and Operations, supports national-security-related engagements, and helps with metrics, planning, partnerships, fundraising, hiring, and critical customer situations.

Lead Quindar’s finance function through growth, owning FP&A, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, audits, controls, government contract finance, capital planning, and fundraising support. Build scalable finance processes and infrastructure, oversee outsourced accounting and audit partners, manage board and investor reporting, guide departmental budgets, and hire and develop the finance team. Ensure compliance with GAAP, DCAA/FAR-oriented requirements, cost accounting, and ITAR regulations.

Define and deliver integrated satellite ground system architectures from opportunity through verified mission deployment. Lead solution architecture, requirements, V&V, proposal support, and cross-functional technical alignment with sales, product, engineering, and customers. Advise product roadmap based on mission needs and ensure mission delivery and acceptance.

As a Forward Deployed Product Engineer, you'll ensure software reliability for satellite missions, troubleshoot issues, engage with customers, and prototype new products.

Develop and integrate software command-and-control solutions for satellite vehicles. Integrate satellites and flight software into a mission management platform, decompose customer mission requirements, troubleshoot hardware-software interfaces, and support scalable product solutions. The role requires expertise in embedded software, satellite protocols, command and telemetry standards, encryption, cloud services, and version control, along with strong customer communication and independent problem-solving skills.

Develop backend Command & Control (C2) systems connecting Quindar's platform to satellites. Implement machine-to-machine communication, binary protocols, serialization, transport, stateful comms, telemetry, and hardware integrations. Onboard diverse spacecraft, translate interfaces into maintainable integrations, build scalable abstractions and tooling, and improve reliability, observability, and performance while collaborating cross-functionally.

The Vice President of Programs & Operations will lead mission execution, ensuring reliable deployments for commercial and government customers, managing cross-functional teams, and establishing operational processes for satellite missions.

Develop and maintain cloud-native backend and frontend systems for satellite operations using Python and AWS. Build APIs, containerized and serverless architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and integrate with React/TypeScript frontends while supporting mission-specific U.S. government programs and improving system reliability, performance, and observability.