Principal Tooling Engineer

The role

You will own the success of custom tooling and structures for satellite production and operations. You will architect tooling systems, execute individual tools, and support scaling manufacturing and large-scale qualification testing.

What you will do

• Design and fabricate tooling and material handling systems for K2 Space satellite bus and associated systems and subsystems
• Lead development of satellite subsystem production fixtures from project kickoff through production and beyond
• Drive hands-on development tooling development, sizing and structural analysis of ground support equipment
• Continuous improvement of tooling and production operations
• Support the development of ground test setups, flight hardware, development fixtures, and external customer tooling needs
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to establish product requirements, tooling methods and project development schedules

Required qualifications

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

Nice to have

• Experience with shipping, materials handling, and clean room operations
• 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)
• 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
• Experience with actuators, controls, data acquisition, and dedicated test or automation equipment
• 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 for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms and is a high-growth Series D-funded company.