Flight Software Engineer (Rust) — Spacecraft & Equity

K2Spacecorporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites, with a fast-paced software team using Rust as a core language to enable real-time control across propulsion, attitude, and power subsystems. This role involves writing mission-critical code for flight computers and verification in hardware-in-the-loop environments.

Responsibilities include developing architecture for fault-tolerant control, implementing software for multiple spacecraft, and ensuring reliability during testing and

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

Real-time embedded

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / engineering or STEM

Tools

Linux systems programming

CI/CD

Job description

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites, with a fast-paced software team using Rust as a core language to enable real-time control across propulsion, attitude, and power subsystems. This role involves writing mission-critical code for flight computers and verification in hardware-in-the-loop environments.

Responsibilities include developing architecture for fault-tolerant control, implementing software for multiple spacecraft, and ensuring reliability during testing and