Senior Firmware Engineer, Vehicle
Core
Develop and enhance low-level embedded software for high-power satellite platforms, interfacing directly with sensors, actuators, and critical subsystems like propulsion and attitude control.
Role type
Senior embedded software engineer (spacecraft)
Builds
Flight-ready embedded software for 20kW+ spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Rust, real-time systems, fault-tolerant design, microcontroller programming, hardware bring-up, embedded software architecture (via careerplan.io/jobs/5197513008-senior-firmware-engineer-vehicle-at-k2spacecorporation)
Preferred skills
experience with large-scale satellite systems, software infrastructure development
Technologies
Rust, microcontrollers
Responsibilities
Create embedded software architecture for real-time, fault tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft; Develop embedded software for new hardware integrated throughout the satellite; Extend embedded software applications for managing hardware on some of the largest satellites that have ever flown; Scale embedded software across different satellite products by building software infrastructure and development processes
