HITL Engineer

The role

You will design, implement, and maintain critical test assets integrating flight-like hardware and high-fidelity simulation. You will support system design validation, software verification, and operations related to active missions in space.

What you will do

• Work with engineers to design a high-fidelity vehicle testbed with documentation.
• Operate the HITL testbed for system validation, verification, and investigations.
• Receive, integrate, and test flight representative hardware into HITL testbeds.
• Collaborate with design and systems engineers to create and build hardware simulation equipment.
• Own, maintain, and document HITL table configuration and build out including GSE racks.
• Create and release harness drawings for ground support and test equipment.
• Investigate and troubleshoot testbed issues.
• Design, maintain, and operate HITL racks deployed to customers for integration.
• Support training events for mission operators for constellation management.

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 (includes internships and design/build/compete extracurricular projects)
• Hands-on experience with HITL or Flatsat software verification testbeds.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining test racks and harnessing.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting integrated avionics systems and their related components.
• Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (PSU, Oscilloscope, DMM, etc.) and with ESD sensitive equipment.
• 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)
• Experience with containerized solutions like Docker.
• Desire to continually raise the bar of “good enough” and innovate novel solutions for scaling HITL.

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 company with over $1 billion in signed contracts.