Senior Integration Engineer, Top Secret Clearance

The role

You will support integrating all systems into a cohesive, reliable ground network. You will define the long-term vision for end to end ground systems integration and drive implementation between in-house and external vendor systems.

What you will do

• Define and execute the long-term vision for K2 Space’s end to end ground systems integration.
• Drive integration implementation between in-house ground systems and external vendor systems.
• Integrate with customer teams to architect consistent ground network integration architecture.
• Build and support a team of ground integration engineers.
• Ensure teams deliver robust, scalable, and secure systems at startup speed.
• Understand existing systems architectures that support ground and orbital systems.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• 5+ years of ground network system integration experience at the department or org level
• Experience with the deployment and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems
• Proven success building and scaling high-impact engineering teams
• Strong track record of delivering enterprise-scale solutions in fast-paced environments
• Strong working knowledge with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong working knowledge with multiple API technologies (REST, gRPC, WSDL/SOAP)
• Strong proficiency in one or more strongly typed programming languages such as C#.NET, Go, Java, or similar
• Deep experience with classified systems and their security requirements

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or mission-critical systems
• Familiarity with cloud systems, CI/CD, and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)
• A track record of fostering team culture, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Deep empathy for the challenges that business development teams and associated engineering teams must solve

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.