Manager, Solar Engineering

The role

You will build, scale, and lead the Solar Engineering organization. You will own the solar hardware technical baseline from design through flight-ready production delivery.

What you will do

• Build, scale, and lead the Solar Engineering organization across design, manufacturing, process, and automation disciplines
• Own the solar hardware technical baseline end-to-end
• Take hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through qualification to on-orbit operations
• Identify and invest in transformative technologies
• Set the strategic direction for how solar hardware is designed and manufactured at scale
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to establish product requirements, company processes, and best practices
• Represent Solar Engineering at the executive level

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis in solar or electro-mechanical systems
• 1+ years of experience building and leading large, multi-disciplinary engineering teams including managing managers and developing senior ICs across multiple functional areas
• Demonstrated ability to own a complex engineering function end-to-end through major program phases
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with CAD or FEA software packages

Nice to have

• Direct experience leading solar array engineering for space applications
• Demonstrated background scaling a multi-disciplinary engineering organization from early-stage development to full-rate production
• Hands-on background in robotics, vision-guided assembly, or electromechanical controls for manufacturing applications
• Experience designing, building, and testing moving mechanical assemblies for aerospace applications
• Experience with NASA-STD-5017, SMC-S-016, and GSFC-STD-7000
• Experience with the practical application of GD&T
• Independent and self-motivated mindset

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. The company is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.