Senior Integration & Test Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Integration & Test Engineer will sit at the heart of bringing K2's satellites to life. This role involves leading critical ground-side test campaigns, guiding cross-functional teams, and shaping the systems and processes that ensure every vehicle performs flawlessly from first power-on through on-orbit activities. The engineer will mentor others while staying close to the hardware, commanding powered spacecraft, resolving anomalies in real time, and driving readiness for launch. This leadership position will raise the bar on quality, reliability, and speed, building the foundation for repeatable, high-confidence operations. As K2 evolves from hands-on procedures to a highly automated production operation, this role will define the standards, tools, and best practices to make that transformation possible. The work will directly influence how K2 scales, operates, and deploys new capability on-orbit, offering a unique position to shape the future of production test at K2 Space.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in an integration/test/automation engineering role
- 3+ years of experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and their related components and systems, including subsystem checkouts and system acceptance testing
- Experience with environmental testing, such as thermal vacuum or random vibration
- Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment
- Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (PSU, Oscilloscope, DMM, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with HITL or Flatsat software verification testbeds
- Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Background in designing test architectures or building automated test frameworks
- Proficient in Python and/or Rust
- Experience with Linux systems
- Experience managing contractual interfaces (e.g. customer, launch vehicle)
Responsibilities
- Operate spacecraft (interpret telemetry, send commands) during system tests at the factory, test facilities, launch sites, and during pre-launch operations
- Collaborate with design and systems engineers to define test plans with pass/fail criteria for vehicle checkouts
- Mentor more junior members of the team
- Interface with customers to scope testing performed on their payloads, based on expected functions and failure modes of interest
- Manage relationships with launch vehicle providers, including contractual deliverables such as interface control documents and environmental test plan justifications
- Assess risks associated with different integration and test approaches, justify test reductions and optimize vehicle build/test flows for at-rate production
- Own and maintain HITL table configuration and build out, including the test racks
- Influence the design of the vehicle’s flight software and the supporting in-house tools that operators use daily
- Understand vehicle operations and become an expert for multiple subsystems on the vehicle
- Support pre-launch activities at the launch provider’s payload processing facility
Benefits
- paid time off
- medical/dental/vision coverage
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- equity in the company
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
