Senior Flight Software Engineer — Real-Time Spacecraft

Mundi; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a software engineer to help develop and verify software for some of the largest spacecraft ever flown. You will work across real-time control, fault tolerance, telemetry, and propulsion software, contributing to mission-critical code that runs on flight computers and embedded hardware.

The role covers architecture, verification, and deployment in a fast-paced startup environment focused on high-power satellites and complex systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline.
• 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 STEM

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a software engineer to help develop and verify software for some of the largest spacecraft ever flown. You will work across real-time control, fault tolerance, telemetry, and propulsion software, contributing to mission-critical code that runs on flight computers and embedded hardware.

The role covers architecture, verification, and deployment in a fast-paced startup environment focused on high-power satellites and complex systems.