Robotics Software Engineer
About The Position
Katalyst is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to own robotics-facing flight software end-to-end. This includes motion and actuator control applications, the vision-to-GNC data path, and safe degraded behavior. The role involves writing modern C++ for commanding real actuators, arms, gimbals, and mechanisms, and Python for faster development. You will be responsible for taking pose from camera to the control loop, consuming, validating, and gating vision solutions to ensure guidance acts on accurate data. A key part of the role is proving work on hardware-in-the-loop benches and flatsats before flight, and then monitoring and owning performance in orbit. Collaboration with GNC, avionics, and operations teams is essential, as is defending design decisions.
Requirements
- Strong C++ on real systems, and working Python
- Hands-on experience making software meet hardware: bring-up, debugging with real instrumentation, serial buses (CAN, RS-422, SPI/I2C, Ethernet)
- The instinct to challenge an assumption, back the challenge with data, and convince people.
- BS in engineering, computer science, robotics, or mechatronics, or equivalent proficiency.
- US person (ITAR).
Nice To Haves
- Real-time/RTOS or embedded Linux flight software
- HIL or SIL test infrastructure you built or ran yourself
- Pose estimation, state estimation, perception consumption, or motion planning exposure
- ROS/ROS2, cFS, or other robotics and space middleware.
Responsibilities
- Own robotics-facing flight software end to end: motion and actuator control applications, the vision-to-GNC data path, and safe degraded behavior when hardware misbehaves
- Write modern C++ that commands real actuators, arms, gimbals, and mechanisms, and Python where it moves faster
- Take pose from camera to control loop: consume, validate, and gate vision solutions so guidance never acts on stale or bad data
- Prove your work on our hardware-in-the-loop bench and flatsat before it flies, then watch it fly and own what happens next
- Work directly with GNC, avionics, and operations, and defend your design decisions to the people who depend on them
Benefits
- Relocation bonus
- Discretionary bonuses
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Employee Stock Option and Equity Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
