Robotics Software Engineer
Katalyst Space Technologies•Broomfield, CO
•Onsite
About The Position
Katalyst is building a fleet of dual-use multipurpose robotic space vehicles to create the future of dynamic space operations, including maneuvering, upgrading, refueling, resupply, and exploration. The software for these robotic systems, including the arm, vision pipeline, and docking capability, is what you would own. This is a full-time, onsite position in Broomfield, CO, and the level (Engineer, Senior, or Principal) will be determined by experience. Your code will fly on real hardware in orbit.
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.
- Engineer: 2+ years. Senior: 6+ years. Principal: 10+ years. Years are a guide, not a gate.
- Robots, vehicles, instruments, or spacecraft all count, and aerospace experience is not required to succeed here.
- 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, vision, and 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
