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Senior Flight Software Engineer

K2 Space· Software
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Los Angeles, CA$160k - $200kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior flight software engineer at K2 Space, developing and verifying software for large spacecraft, spanning real-time control, fault tolerance, telemetry, and subsystems across propulsion, attitude control, power, thermal, and communications. Role involves multi-year progression from architecture to multi-spacecraft verification and operation.

Responsibilities

  • Create software architecture for real-time, fault tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft
  • Develop software applications for control of spacecraft subsystems, including propulsion, guidance/attitude control, thermal, power, and communications systems
  • Design and implement state machines for robust operation of the spacecraft
  • Create and utilize robust tools to allow for rapid deployment of quality code
  • Perform data analysis and anomaly investigation to identify and resolve software bugs
  • Support integration and testing of the spacecraft subsystems
  • Build and maintain infrastructure to increase reliability when developing and testing software

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
  • Development experience in Rust, C/C++, Python, VHDL, SystemVerilog

Skills

Required:RustC/C++Python
Nice to have:VHDLSystemVerilog

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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