K2 Space

Principal Flight Software Engineer

K2 Space
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Base Salary

$200k - $240k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Create software architecture for real-time, fault-tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft.
  • Develop software applications for propulsion, guidance and attitude control, thermal, power, and communications subsystems.
  • Design and implement state machines for robust spacecraft operation.
  • Create and use tools that enable rapid deployment of quality software.
  • Perform data analysis and anomaly investigation to identify and resolve software bugs.
  • Support spacecraft subsystem integration and testing.
  • Build and maintain infrastructure that improves reliability during software development and testing.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline, or 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Development experience with Rust, C, C++, Python, VHDL, and SystemVerilog.
  • Preferred 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 knowledge of electronics, computer architecture, and control systems.
  • Preferred experience with state machines, software verification and testing, performance analysis and debugging, and Extended Kalman Filters for inertial sensors.
  • Preferred experience with fault-tolerant software design and with hardware-in-the-loop and hardware-out-of-the-loop test systems.
  • Applicants must be U.S. persons under ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $200,000–$240,000 plus equity.
  • Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision coverage, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
  • Additional company perks and reasonable accommodation support are available.
K2 Space

About K2 Space

11-50 employees

Founded in 2004, K2 Space offers bespoke office design and build services to clients, while also working closely with clients to fulfil all of their furniture needs. Our passionate team are proud to work with leading brands like Netflix, Snapchat, Adobe, Toyota, Beats, Latham & Watkins, Groupon and Wells Fargo to create amazing new workplace. Check out our website to view our latest work | https://k2space.co.uk

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