Remote Senior Space Software Engineer (Rust/C++ RTOS)

Rustify; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Space is assembling large, high-powered spacecraft; the software team develops flight software across Rust, C++, and embedded systems. You will craft mission-critical code controlling propulsion, attitude and power systems, and verify it with hardware-in-the-loop simulators. Expect growth in real-time, fault-tolerant architectures.

Initial focus includes core software architecture, fault tolerance, telemetry downlink, and expanding spaceflight capabilities over multi-spacecraft missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Development experience in Rust, C/C++, Python, VHDL, SystemVerilog.

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.
• 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

Rust

C/C++

Python

VHDL

SystemVerilog

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE/math or equivalent

Tools

Linux

Git

Job description

K2 Space is assembling large, high-powered spacecraft; the software team develops flight software across Rust, C++, and embedded systems. You will craft mission-critical code controlling propulsion, attitude and power systems, and verify it with hardware-in-the-loop simulators. Expect growth in real-time, fault-tolerant architectures.

Initial focus includes core software architecture, fault tolerance, telemetry downlink, and expanding spaceflight capabilities over multi-spacecraft missions.