Staff Aerospace Software Engineer Jacobs National Security Washington, DC
Mission software, engineering tools, and independent products.
Hands-on engineering leadership across aerospace mission software, developer tooling, and independent products — structured data, automation, and operational delivery.
Software systems, engineering tools, and digital products — connected by a focus on structured data, automation, and operational reliability.
Jacobs is current. Public NASA systems: Flood map Find Data Paper
01 · Mission & Professional Software
Jacobs · 2025–present
Hands-on engineering and technical delivery on a simulation program: roughly 20 repositories, three environments, and partner teams. Six engineers onboarded and coached. A portable messaging layer is in use; ownership is shared.
NASA · 2017–2025
Python and Docker software for processing and distributing satellite-derived flood maps on AWS. Built to support near-real-time Earth observation products. The live map is public; a GeoHorizons paper describes the system.
NASA · 2017–2025
Find Data search, ordering, and near-real-time access to NASA MODIS and VIIRS satellite data. Web systems shipped through GitLab CI/CD and Kubernetes alongside existing Perl services.
02 · Independent Products
Independent non-alcoholic drinks publication and structured product database built around transparent classification, production methods, provenance, tasting data, and product discovery.
Designed and built the product architecture, structured data model, editorial workflow, search/discovery experience, evidence model, validation tooling, and publishing system.
03 · Open Source & Engineering Tools
CI/CD & Developer Tooling
Run Bitbucket Pipelines locally from your existing pipeline file before pushing.
Eliminates slow commit-push-fail cycles by executing containerized pipeline steps on local workstations.
Policy-as-Code & Security
Policy-as-code validation and rule enforcement for Bitbucket Pipelines.
Enforces governance, secret safety, and deployment constraints against pipeline YAML definitions before execution.
Simulation & Telemetry
High-performance satellite orbit and telemetry simulation engine.
High-throughput orbital mechanics and space vehicle telemetry simulation built in Rust.
Software other people depend on, then the checks, integration, and release around it. Select a stage.
