Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

The role

You will own a software engineering project end-to-end and support on-orbit operations of spacecraft. You will work with technologies like cyber-physical system simulators, satellite sensors, actuators, build systems, and GNC algorithms.

What you will do

• Create software architecture for real-time, fault-tolerant control of a 20kW+ spacecraft
• Develop software applications for control of spacecraft subsystems
• 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

Required qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or other relevant engineering discipline
• 6+ months of experience using technical engineering skills outside of the university classroom setting
• Development experience in Rust, C/C++, or Go
• Available for a minimum 12 week internship in person at our HQ in Torrance

Nice to have

• Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment
• Experience with spacecraft flight software development
• Experience with Linux systems programming and driver development
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery systems
• Experience building or working with hard real-time embedded systems (bare-metal or RTOS)
• Basic knowledge of electronics, computer architecture, and control systems
• Experience defining and creating test systems for both hardware-in-the-loop and hardware-out-of-the-loop

Benefits

• Housing and travel stipend may also be available

Before you apply

• 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 company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown. They are mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.