Mission Engineer

Aalyria

Mission Engineer combining Wireless Systems Engineering and Software Integration at Aalyria. Responsible for building system models and ensuring technical integration in customer environments.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining high-fidelity system models for wireless communication networks, with strong software engineering fundamentals and practical experience in system integration and modeling tools.

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Python ProgrammingGo ProgrammingWireless Communication SystemsSystem/Network Simulation ToolsSoftware-Defined Networking (SDN)

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Hard Skills

System ModelingData Schema OptimizationLink Budget AnalysisWave Propagation ModelingCoverage SimulationsIntegration PatternsProtobufJSONGRPCRF Path Loss

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingCollaborationTechnical Leadership

Tools & Technologies

SpacetimeGCPAWS

Industry Keywords

DefenseAerospaceTelecommunicationsNetwork TopologyBGP

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain high-fidelity system models within Spacetime to orchestrate dynamic wireless communication networks
Design and write production-ready "adapter layers" (primarily in Python or Go) to connect Spacetime with customer hardware
Create and optimize data schemas (using Protobuf, JSON, gRPC) to map complex external network topologies
Perform wireless communication system link budget analyses, wave propagation modeling, and coverage simulations
Act as the tier-3 escalation lead for live networks, diagnosing and resolving complex system integration issues
Work closely with the core Product and Software Engineering teams to translate custom integration patterns into reusable product features

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, typically backed by 3+ years of professional engineering experience
Strong software engineering fundamentals paired with a solid understanding of physical-layer communications
Hands-on software development experience and comfort passing an entry-level SWE coding assessment
Experience with wireless communication systems, including RF path loss, propagation, network topology, and link budgets
Practical experience developing or working with system/network simulation and modeling tools
Experience with software-defined networking (SDN), BGP, or cloud infrastructure environments (GCP/AWS) is preferred
Experience delivering high-stakes technical integrations for defense, aerospace, or commercial telecommunications enterprise clients is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary benchmarked to UK aerospace and defence technology market rates
Equity participation — share in Aalyria's growth at an early stage
Comprehensive benefits including pension, private health insurance, and generous annual leave
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
The opportunity to work on genuinely novel technology with real-world operational impact across national security, commercial satellite, and deep-space programmes
A collaborative, low-hierarchy team environment with direct exposure to technical leadership and customers