Real-Time Flight Software Engineer — Spacecraft

K2 Space Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Seattle, WA is seeking a software engineer to help build and verify flight software for its largest spacecraft platforms. You will work on mission-critical code that controls propulsion, attitude, power, and communications, with a focus on fault tolerance and real-time performance.

Write software in Rust or C/C++, develop real-time control systems, and collaborate across subsystems with hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing in early projects, expanding to

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 systems programming

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or STEM or 3+ years software experience

Tools

CI/CD systems

Bare-metal/RTOS

Driver development

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Seattle, WA is seeking a software engineer to help build and verify flight software for its largest spacecraft platforms. You will work on mission-critical code that controls propulsion, attitude, power, and communications, with a focus on fault tolerance and real-time performance.

Write software in Rust or C/C++, develop real-time control systems, and collaborate across subsystems with hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing in early projects, expanding to