Satellite Ground Software Engineer: Mission Automation

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

K2 Space is hiring a Software Engineer for the Ground Software team to build, test, and fly satellite payload software. You will extend the mission platform for Gravitas, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software to define architecture and deliver capability at scale.

You will work across Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend, supporting ground test activities and on-orbit operations, with on-site presence at Torrance, CA.

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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software that facilitates the build, test, and operations of K2's vehicles and our customers' payloads
• Collaborate with Mission Operators and Engineers across the company to identify and scope software solutions to complex technical and business problems
• Facilitate software design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews to align stakeholders on technical direction
• Work across our stack (Rust backend, TypeScript/Vue frontend) to support development, test, and operations milestones
• Support internal and external customers in an on-call capacity as your software is used to drive ground test activities and on-orbit spacecraft operations
• Mentor other engineers to build a strong team culture and software engineering practices

Skills

Software engineering

Collaboration

Mentoring

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or STEM field or 3+ years experience

Tools

Rust

Go

C++

Java

C#

TypeScript

Vue

React

Svelte

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

PostgreSQL

Job description

K2 Space is hiring a Software Engineer for the Ground Software team to build, test, and fly satellite payload software. You will extend the mission platform for Gravitas, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software to define architecture and deliver capability at scale.

You will work across Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend, supporting ground test activities and on-orbit operations, with on-site presence at Torrance, CA.