Senior Space Ground Systems Integration Engineer (Equity)

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Ground Systems Integration Engineer to lead end-to-end integration of ground networks for space missions, bridging heterogeneous constellations and RF/Optical segments.

You will set integration roadmaps, work with Ground Software Applications and Flight Software teams, and build scalable, secure systems while collaborating with partners and customers in classified and unclassified domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• 5+ years of network system integration experience at the department or org level
• Experience with the deployment and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems
• Proven success building and scaling high-impact engineering teams
• Strong working knowledge with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong working knowledge with multiple API technologies (REST, gRPC, WSDL/SOAP)
• Strong proficiency in one or more strongly typed programming languages such as C#.NET, Go, Java, or similar
• Deep experience with classified systems and their security requirements

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term vision for end-to-end ground systems integration
• Drive integration implementation between in-house ground systems and external vendor systems while supporting the business development team
• Integrate with customer teams to architect consistent ground network integration architecture capable of operating at multiple levels of classification while delivering secure and reliable constellation operations
• Build and support a team of capable and experienced ground integration engineers responsible for building the connective tissue between new and legacy ground systems
• Ensure teams deliver robust, scalable, and secure systems at startup speed
• Understanding of existing systems architectures that support ground and orbital systems contributing to government and commercial space systems

Skills

Network integration

Team leadership

AWS/Azure/GCP

REST/gRPC API

C#.NET/Go/Java

Security for classified systems

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

REST APIs

gRPC

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Ground Systems Integration Engineer to lead end-to-end integration of ground networks for space missions, bridging heterogeneous constellations and RF/Optical segments.

You will set integration roadmaps, work with Ground Software Applications and Flight Software teams, and build scalable, secure systems while collaborating with partners and customers in classified and unclassified domains.