K2 Space
Flight Software Engineer
$123K–$160K
Seattle, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Seattle, Washington, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience as an alternative to the stated degree requirement; no separate years requirement is given.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or equivalent via 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Develop and verify mission-critical flight software for spacecraft subsystems, including real-time control, fault tolerance, and telemetry.
What you'll do
- Design spacecraft software architecture and state machines for reliable real-time control.
- Develop subsystem applications and microcontroller drivers; analyze data and investigate anomalies.
- Support spacecraft integration and testing, including software and hardware-in-the-loop verification.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline, or 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
- Development experience in C/C++ or Rust.
Nice to have
- Spacecraft flight software, embedded systems, or Rust production experience.
- Experience with verification/testing, CI/CD, fault-tolerant design, or hardware-in-the-loop test systems.
Pay
$123,000 - $160,000 USD base salary
Tools
Rust, C/C++, Linux, RTOS, no_std, hardware-in-the-loop
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