Spacecraft Fluids & Pumps Engineering Technician

The role

You will build and test turbopumps and pumped fluid loop hardware that cool high-power satellites. This includes assembly, testing, and maintenance of development flow loops and test stands.

What you will do

• Assemble precision turbopumps and fluid loop mechanisms to engineering drawings, BOMs, and work instructions
• Build, operate, and maintain development flow loops and test stands
• Install and check out pressure transducers, temperature sensors, and flow meters
• Fabricate, bend, fit, and install precision tubing and fluid lines
• Perform orbital welding and fitting operations
• Execute hydraulic performance, leak, flow, and proof pressure tests
• Perform fluid loop cleaning, flushing, vacuum evacuation, and working fluid fill/charge
• Install pump motors, motorized/solenoid valves, and sensors
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, quality, and design engineering
• Follow detailed work instructions and manufacturing procedures in MES

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on aerospace or high-reliability assembly and test experience with fluid or rotating hardware
• Experience with proof pressure, leak and flow testing
• Hands-on experience with tube fabrication, bending, and fittings
• Familiarity with MES/MRP software
• Familiar with calibrated tools including multimeters, megohmmeters, power suppliers, torque wrenches, safety cable guns, and crimpers
• Demonstrated high level of ownership and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working with FOD, ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements
• Must be able to perform repetitive tasks such as bending or twisting, grasping, standing, lifting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying, and use hands to operate tools or machine controls
• Must be able to lift and carry parts or equipment up to 50 lbs. unassisted
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

Nice to have

• Direct experience with aerospace thermal control/fluid loop or propulsion systems
• Ability to read mechanical and engineering drawings and interpret tolerances (including GD&T)
• Experience working with engineering teams in development and production environments
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to obtain or current hold top secret/SCI security clearance

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave

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.