Ground Software Engineer, TS Clearance - Satellite Ops

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Ground Software Engineer to design, build, test, and operate the software that controls satellites and payloads. You will work on the Gravitas platform, with Rust backend and TypeScript frontend, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to scale to multiple constellations.

This in-person role at our Torrance, CA headquarters requires strong software engineering practices and the ability to support on-orbit operations and ground tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with Rust or another statically-typed backend language (Go, C++, Java, C#, TypeScript) is preferred.
• Experience with version control, CI/CD, and deploying software in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software to build, test, and operate K2's ground systems and customer payloads.
• Collaborate with Mission Operators and Engineers to scope solutions for technical and business problems.
• Facilitate design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews to align stakeholders on direction.
• Work across the stack (Rust backend, TypeScript/Vue frontend) to support milestones.
• Provide on-call support for ground test activities and on-orbit spacecraft operations.
• Mentor engineers to strengthen team practices and culture.

Skills

Rust

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or 3+ years software experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Ground Software Engineer to design, build, test, and operate the software that controls satellites and payloads. You will work on the Gravitas platform, with Rust backend and TypeScript frontend, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to scale to multiple constellations.

This in-person role at our Torrance, CA headquarters requires strong software engineering practices and the ability to support on-orbit operations and ground tests.