Build & Integration Engineer

K2 Space•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by $450M from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alpine Space Ventures, and others – with an additional $500M in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers – we’re mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space. The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today’s and tomorrow’s massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits. With multiple launches planned through 2026 and 2027, we're Building Bigger to develop the solar system and become a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a groundbreaking Series C space startup, we’d love for you to apply. As a Build Engineer, you’ll support the build of several subsystems for the Gravitas mission, K2’s first flight of the Mega class satellite. You’ll partner with Production to develop the build flow for your systems and help identify opportunities to increase build efficiency. Our ideal candidate is able to juggle competing priorities and interact positively with a wide array of people.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other engineering discipline
2+ years of experience in an integration engineering role (includes internships and hardware-intensive extracurricular projects)
Experience creating, improving, or deleting production process and workflows
Experience interacting with CAD software and CAD models
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
Expert multitasking skills with the ability to juggle priorities while maintaining focus to deliver against program goals

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment
Experience creating GSE, tooling, or shipping containers to support production operations
Experience or exposure in a test or automation role
Experience with GraphQL
Proficient in Python and/or Rust
Experience with Linux systems

Responsibilities

Develop integration planning and build flows for several vehicle systems
Work closely with production to implement solutions that increase build efficiency
Collaborate with engineers and technicians to disposition nonconformances and evaluate any corrective actions
Support proto-qual testing
Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration