Senior Ground Software Engineer — Spacecraft Ops & Automation

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation seeks a Senior Software Engineer for its Ground Software team, responsible for building, testing, and flying satellite software. You will extend the Gravitas platform, add automation, and collaborate with Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to meet payload needs.

You will work across satellite command/control, constellation operations, and mission automation, contributing to a scalable software platform in a fast-paced, highly secure environment at our Torrance

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.
• 5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment.
• Top Secret Clearance.

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

5+ years of software experience

Mentoring

Security clearance (Top Secret)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/ENG/Math or STEM

Tools

Rust

TypeScript

Vue

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

gRPC

Job description

K2 Space Corporation seeks a Senior Software Engineer for its Ground Software team, responsible for building, testing, and flying satellite software. You will extend the Gravitas platform, add automation, and collaborate with Mission Operations and Flight Software teams to meet payload needs.

You will work across satellite command/control, constellation operations, and mission automation, contributing to a scalable software platform in a fast-paced, highly secure environment at our Torrance