Space Robotics Software Engineer - Onsite in CO

Katalyst Space; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Stock options

Equity plan

Long-term incentives

Medical coverage

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Katalyst Space in Broomfield, CO, seeks engineers to own flight software for spacecraft and robotic systems, delivering end-to-end functionality from motion control to vision data paths. You’ll work in a hands-on, fast-moving environment with real hardware and a small team.

The role requires strong C++ and Python, hardware bring-up, and a willingness to work extended hours as needed. Compensation spans Engineer to Principal with equity, relocation bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ on real systems, and working Python.
• Hands-on experience making software meet hardware: bring-up, debugging with real instrumentation, serial buses (CAN, RS-422, SPI/I2C, Ethernet).
• The instinct to challenge an assumption, back the challenge with data, and convince people. Engineers here make the call and defend it.
• Engineer: 2+ years. Senior: 6+ years. Principal: 10+ years. Years are a guide, not a gate. Robots, vehicles, instruments, or spacecraft all count, and aerospace experience is not required to succeed here.

Responsibilities

• Own robotics-facing flight software end to end: motion and actuator control applications, the vision-to-GNC data path, and safe degraded behavior when hardware misbehaves.
• Write modern C++ that commands real actuators, arms, gimbals, and mechanisms, and Python where it moves faster
• Take pose from camera to control loop: consume, validate, and gate vision solutions so guidance never acts on stale or bad data
• Prove your work on our hardware-in-the-loop bench and flatsat before it flies, then watch it fly and own what happens next
• Work directly with GNC, avionics, and operations, and defend your design decisions to the people who depend on them

Skills

C++

Python

Real hardware bring-up

Education

BS in engineering, computer science, robotics, or mechatronics

Tools

CAN bus

RS-422

SPI/I2C

Ethernet

Job description

Katalyst Space in Broomfield, CO, seeks engineers to own flight software for spacecraft and robotic systems, delivering end-to-end functionality from motion control to vision data paths. You’ll work in a hands-on, fast-moving environment with real hardware and a small team.

The role requires strong C++ and Python, hardware bring-up, and a willingness to work extended hours as needed. Compensation spans Engineer to Principal with equity, relocation bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.