Jobs at K2 Space Corporation

Three-month Supply Chain Intern supporting technical procurement, supplier coordination, material planning, inventory management, and production readiness for satellite manufacturing. Responsibilities include sourcing hardware, negotiating with suppliers, managing bills of materials, implementing production schedules and inventory kitting processes, maintaining inventory controls, and developing supply chain analytics. The role is based in person at the Torrance headquarters and involves collaboration with supply chain, engineering, technicians, and managers.

Own the design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, integration, and production of precision turbomachinery for spacecraft active thermal control systems. Lead pump and mechanism architecture, fluid and structural analyses, qualification and performance validation, manufacturing equipment selection, supply-chain trades, and production testing. Collaborate across thermal, avionics, structures, software, and manufacturing teams while managing technical deliverables and schedules for mission-critical space hardware.

Build and lead K2 Space’s environmental, health, and safety program across satellite manufacturing, cleanrooms, and labs. Responsibilities include regulatory compliance, industrial hygiene, hazardous-materials management, incident investigations, workers’ compensation, employee training, emergency preparedness, inspections, corrective actions, safety metrics, and facility safety infrastructure. The role partners with manufacturing, facilities, engineering, people, and regulatory stakeholders while establishing scalable EH&S systems for rapid production growth.

Own end-to-end material planning for satellite production and customer demand. Manage MRP, inventory levels, demand plans, forecasts, material allocation, and Clear-to-Build reporting. Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, engineering, production, finance, and accounting to prevent shortages, improve material flow, reduce lead times, and strengthen supply reliability. The role also drives process improvements and corrective actions in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Develop and scale manufacturing processes for space-qualified optical payloads and large-aperture telescopes. Responsibilities include design-for-excellence guidance, optical assembly and alignment methods, tooling and fixtures, metrology and inspection, MES documentation, production flow, root-cause analysis, environmental test support, cleanroom operations, and integration of electro-optical hardware. The role partners with optical designers, technicians, and manufacturing engineers to transition prototypes into high-rate flight-hardware production.

Owns and drives integrated master schedules for satellite programs from concept through launch and on-orbit operations. The role coordinates engineering, manufacturing, operations, software, infrastructure, and launch stakeholders; tracks milestones and dependencies; performs critical-path and what-if analysis; develops schedule tools and reports; identifies risks; and provides data-driven updates and recommendations to leadership and customers.

Develop and validate optical payloads for spacecraft, including telescopes, fiber-optic systems, photonic assemblies, and focal-plane instruments. Responsibilities include optical modeling, tolerance analysis, test-system development, alignment, calibration, experiments, manufacturing-process qualification, environmental testing, payload integration, and on-orbit commissioning. The engineer will troubleshoot hardware, analyze performance data, document technical results, and support the full lifecycle from concept through flight operations.

Develop and implement manufacturing methods, tooling, build flows, and production processes for large satellite structures, avionics, harnesses, mechanisms, and electromechanical assemblies. Partner with design engineers on manufacturability, prototype advanced techniques, establish first-article production floors, improve designs, and transition flight hardware processes into production. The role also involves MES implementation, nonconformance documentation, and collaboration with technicians and advanced manufacturing engineers.

Lead manufacturing engineering for satellite subsystems from concept through production ramp. Responsibilities include DFM, prototype and first-article builds, scalable production flows, tooling and automation, production readiness, capacity modeling, process improvement, flight hardware integration, and mentoring engineers and technicians.

Owns electromechanical component, subsystem, and production testing from test planning through execution and results. Responsibilities include designing test hardware, fixtures, and tooling; building and activating test setups; operating instrumentation; troubleshooting issues; analyzing and communicating data; improving testing standards; leading multidisciplinary test campaigns; supporting production scale-up; and mentoring team members. The role requires hands-on aerospace electromechanical testing, fabrication, test automation, CAD, analysis, and production test infrastructure development.

Lead end-to-end manufacturing strategy for satellite subsystems from concept through production ramp. Partner with design engineering on DFM, architect scalable production flows, develop tooling and automation, establish production readiness plans, lead first-article builds and flight-hardware integration, model capacity and rate ramps, drive continuous improvement, and mentor manufacturing engineers and technicians.

Leads electrical manufacturing engineering for spacecraft electronics, including DFX reviews, prototype builds, tooling, manufacturing flows, PCBA integration, wire harnessing, and electromechanical assemblies. Establishes manufacturing standards, policies, and capacity strategies; develops automation and MES tools; optimizes production processes; mitigates manufacturability and quality risks; and mentors engineering and technical staff. The role supports transition from prototype to high-rate satellite production and pilots advanced manufacturing technologies.

The Automation & Controls Engineer will collaborate with engineers to develop automation projects, implement production systems, and enhance manufacturing processes for high-volume satellite production.

Design, develop, test, and integrate RF and microwave hardware for satellite communications and software-defined radio systems. Responsibilities include RF circuit and multilayer PCBA design, component selection, environmental qualification, spacecraft integration, debugging, and technical mentorship. The role covers frequencies from UHF through Ka band and involves collaboration with antenna, FPGA, DSP, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams.

Design and develop high-performance RF and millimeter-wave MMICs for satellite communications, including power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and RF switches. Own designs from architecture through layout, electromagnetic simulation, tapeout, characterization, and system integration. Optimize performance across power, efficiency, linearity, noise, bandwidth, and robustness while collaborating with RF systems, antenna, packaging, and transceiver teams.

Design and develop high-performance RF and millimeter-wave MMICs, including power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and RF switches, from architecture through tapeout, characterization, and product integration. Perform circuit and electromagnetic simulations, optimize performance, develop test plans, validate hardware, correlate measurements with simulations, and collaborate with systems, antenna, packaging, and transceiver teams on satellite communication products.

Lead the development of production automation for satellite manufacturing, involving design, implementation, and mentorship of engineers while enhancing production reliability and efficiency.

Design and lead advanced ASIC package architectures, especially FC-BGA and MCM solutions, from early trade studies through production. Responsibilities include substrate stack-ups, ball maps, SI/PI, thermal management, signal breakout, material selection, qualification, and assembly optimization. The engineer partners with silicon, RF, and systems teams and manages OSAT and substrate-vendor relationships for high-performance, power-dense mixed-signal and digital SoCs.

Designs advanced ASIC packages, including FC-BGA and MCM architectures, from early trade studies through production. Responsibilities include substrate and ball-map definition, SI/PI and thermal design, high-speed signal breakout, material and assembly selection, vendor management, qualification, and collaboration with silicon, RF, and systems teams. The role focuses on high-pin-count, power-dense mixed-signal and digital SoC packages for high-reliability aerospace applications.

Lead end-to-end ASIC package architecture and execution for high-performance FC-BGA and MCM solutions. Own substrate stackups, ball maps, SI/PI, thermal design, material selection, vendor qualification, packaging standards, and production ramp. Partner with silicon, RF, and systems teams to optimize package interfaces and ensure reliable, first-pass success for high-pin-count, power-dense mixed-signal and digital ASICs.