K2 Space Corporation

K2 Space builds high-powered satellite platforms and satellite buses for missions across LEO, MEO, and GEO, emphasizing higher payload power, large payload mass, vertical integration, and in-house manufacturing.

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Aerospace and satellite manufacturing

51-200

Founded 2022

$180M raised

103 open positions

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Software Engineer

1 hour, 30 minutes ago

United States

Full-time

Mid Level

Software Engineer

Software Development

CI/CD Embedded Systems Linux Rust

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K2 Space Corporation

Defense and Space Manufacturing

51-200

Founded 2022

$180M raised

View All Jobs 103

Description

Create software architecture for real-time, fault-tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft.
Develop software for spacecraft subsystems including propulsion, guidance and attitude control, thermal, power, and communications systems.
Design and implement state machines for robust spacecraft operation.
Author drivers for microcontroller peripherals and external sensors.
Build tools that support rapid deployment of high-quality code.
Perform data analysis and anomaly investigations to identify and resolve software bugs.
Support integration and testing of spacecraft subsystems.
Build and maintain infrastructure that improves reliability during software development and testing.
Develop and verify mission-critical software used to operate large spacecraft.
Use software and hardware-in-the-loop simulators to test code and validate system behavior.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or another STEM discipline, or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Development experience in Rust.
Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.
Experience with spacecraft flight software development (preferred).
Fluency with Linux systems programming and driver development (preferred).
Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery systems (preferred).
Experience with hard real-time embedded systems, including bare-metal or RTOS environments (preferred).
Experience authoring no_std systems in Rust (preferred).
Basic knowledge of electronics, computer architecture, and control systems (preferred).
Experience developing or working with state machines (preferred).
Experience with software verification and testing methods (preferred).
Experience with software and network performance analysis and debugging (preferred).
Experience working in Rust production environments (preferred).
Experience with fault-tolerant software design and implementation (preferred).
Experience defining and creating hardware-in-the-loop and hardware-out-of-the-loop test systems (preferred).
Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license due to ITAR requirements.

Benefits

Base salary range of $123,000 to $160,000, plus equity in the company.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Paid time off.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Additional perks included in the company benefits package.

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