Principal Development Test Engineer

The role

You will own the success of testing mechanical structures, materials, and electromechanical subsystems. You will design and build test setups, execute development tests, and lead large multidisciplinary test campaigns.

What you will do

• Design and fabricate test hardware, test stands, and test systems
• Execute development tests for structures, components, and materials
• Lead satellite subsystem test campaigns from kickoff through test report
• Drive hands on hardware development testing and analysis processing
• Improve testing methods and best practices across the company
• Steer the development of data acquisition, control, and instrumentation systems
• Develop internal tools and company-wide best practices
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to establish product requirements and schedules
• Mentor early-career engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline
• 8+ years of industry experience with mechanical, structural, and/or electromechanical test, design, and analysis
• Experience designing, building, and testing mechanical assemblies and test fixtures for aerospace or terrestrial applications
• Experience with CAD or FEA software packages
• Hands-on fabrication experience

Nice to have

• Experience with data acquisition, controls, and dedicated test equipment
• Experience with the practical application of GD&T
• Experience with NX (Unigraphics) and Teamcenter PLM
• Experience with performing structural analysis (Simcenter 3D, Femap, or Hypermesh)
• Basic practical programming abilities (Python, MATLAB, Simulink, C++, R, LabVIEW)
• Demonstrated ability to own mechanical hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team
• Demonstrated understanding of structural analysis and failure modes of complex mechanical systems in space environments and operations
• Independent and self-motivated mindset, with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

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.