Principal Integration & Test Engineer

The role

You will hone the approach to subscale and full vehicle production, qualification testing, and operation. You will develop company-wide standards for vehicle test and operate spacecraft during system tests.

What you will do

• Develop company-wide standards for vehicle test used to confirm spacecraft hardware and software flightworthiness
• Operate spacecraft during system tests at the factory, test facilities, launch sites, and during pre-launch operations
• Act as a test conductor for environmental test campaigns
• Mentor more junior members of the team
• Interface with customers to scope testing performed on their payloads
• Manage relationships with launch vehicle providers
• Lead high-visibility qualification campaigns for development and flight hardware
• Assess risks associated with different integration and test approaches

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline
• 8+ years of experience in an integration/test/automation engineering role
• 5+ years of experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and their 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/HWIL 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 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.