Integration & Test Engineer

The role

You will act as a satellite controller and define test plans to simulate flight modes. You will perform vehicle checkouts, operate spacecraft during system tests, and support mission operations.

What you will do

• Collaborate with design and systems engineers to define test plans with pass/fail criteria
• Develop test procedures to confirm spacecraft hardware and software flightworthiness
• Operate spacecraft by interpreting telemetry and sending commands during system tests
• Investigate and troubleshoot vehicle issues
• Become an expert for at least one subsystem on the vehicle
• Lead and organize vehicle operations activities for the integration campaign
• Act as a test conductor for environmental test campaigns
• Own and maintain HITL table configuration and build out
• Create and release harness drawings for ground support equipment
• Support pre-launch activities and Mission Operations

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in an integration/test/automation engineering role
• Experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and related components and systems
• 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

Nice to have

• Proficient in Python and/or Rust
• Experience with Linux systems
• Experience managing contractual interfaces (e.g. customer, launch vehicle)

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 high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is a high-growth Series D-funded organization with over $1 billion in signed contracts.