Flight Software Engineer

Job overview

The Flight Software Engineer role is onsite in Los Angeles, CA; compensation is $123,000–$170,000 per year, plus company equity. K2 Space is developing high-power satellite platforms for commercial and U.S. government missions. The engineer develops and verifies mission-critical software that controls spacecraft and their subsystems. The work supports reliable spacecraft operation through real-time, fault-tolerant software, integration, testing, and analysis of anomalies.

What you'll do

• Create software architecture for real-time, fault-tolerant spacecraft control
• develop applications for propulsion, guidance and attitude control, thermal, power, and communications systems
• implement spacecraft state machines
• author microcontroller peripheral and external sensor drivers
• build tools and infrastructure for reliable software development and testing
• analyze data and investigate anomalies
• support subsystem integration and testing.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

flight software engineer

spacecraft software

rust

c/c++

embedded systems

real-time control

fault-tolerant software

satellite systems

los angeles ca

$123k–$170k/year

company equity

k2 space

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company equity
• paid time off
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• additional perks.

Why this role

The software stack is primarily built in Rust; the role includes software and hardware-in-the-loop verification and the opportunity to operate code on spacecraft.

About the employer

K2 Space is hiring for this role. Industry: Space Research and Technology. Sector: 92.