Flight Software Engineer in Rust for Real-Time Spacecraft

K2Spacecorporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels across every orbit. The software team works primarily in Rust to enable flight software, embedded systems, and GNC algorithms for spacecraft.

As part of the team, you will develop and verify software used to fly some of the largest spacecraft, writing mission-critical code to control propulsion, attitude, and power systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Development experience in C/C++ or Rust

Responsibilities

• Create software architecture for real-time, fault tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft
• Develop software applications for control of spacecraft subsystems, including propulsion, guidance/attitude control, thermal, power, and communications systems
• Design and implement state machines for robust operation of the spacecraft
• Author drivers for microcontroller peripherals and external sensors.
• Create and utilize robust tools to allow for rapid deployment of quality code
• Perform data analysis and anomaly investigation to identify and resolve software bugs
• Support integration and testing of the spacecraft subsystems
• Build and maintain infrastructure to increase reliability when developing and testing software

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline

Job description

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels across every orbit. The software team works primarily in Rust to enable flight software, embedded systems, and GNC algorithms for spacecraft.

As part of the team, you will develop and verify software used to fly some of the largest spacecraft, writing mission-critical code to control propulsion, attitude, and power systems.