Senior Development Test Engineer

The role

You will own the success of component, subsystem, and vehicle level testing across structural, thermal, fluid, dynamic, and electromechanical systems. You will lead projects and help stand-up infrastructure to support the core testing infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own kickoff, design, fabrication, build, operation, data collection, and conclusion/results for development tests through full vehicle qualification campaigns
• Design test hardware, fixturing, and tooling using CAD, FEA, and hand calculations
• Demonstrate best practices for activating test stands, operating test equipment, instrumentation, and executing tests in a safe and organized manner
• Troubleshoot performance issues and recommend solutions during test campaigns
• Clearly communicate technical data, findings, and recommendations to team members across all levels of the organization
• Anticipate future testing needs by collaborating with test suppliers and performing high impact infrastructure trade studies
• Lead improvements to testing standards with company-wide impact by creating tools, methods, and processes
• Guide and mentor team members with designs, workload, scheduling, and communication

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline
• 5+ 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 (satellite mechanical systems, payloads, launch vehicles, propulsion syste
• Experience with CAD or FEA software packages
• Hands-on fabrication experience

Nice to have

• Experience with data acquisition, controls, and dedicated test equipment (examples include motor dynos, material testers, vibration tables, environmental data loggers, motorsports DAQ)
• 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.