Flight Software Engineer: Real-Time Spacecraft (Rust)

Mundi; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision

Job summary

K2 Space in Los Angeles is seeking a software engineer to help build flight software for the largest spacecraft. You will contribute to the stack written primarily in Rust, with critical work spanning real-time control, fault tolerance, telemetry, and embedded systems.

The role involves writing mission-critical code for propulsion, attitude control, power, and subsystems, plus hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop verification. This is a challenging, fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 3+ years in software engineering.
• Development experience in C/C++ or Rust.
• Experience with Linux systems programming; embedded/RTOS experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create software architecture for real-time, fault tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft.
• Develop software applications for 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 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

Education

Bachelor's degree or 3+ years in software engineering

Job description

K2 Space in Los Angeles is seeking a software engineer to help build flight software for the largest spacecraft. You will contribute to the stack written primarily in Rust, with critical work spanning real-time control, fault tolerance, telemetry, and embedded systems.

The role involves writing mission-critical code for propulsion, attitude control, power, and subsystems, plus hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop verification. This is a challenging, fast-paced startup environment.