Jobs at K2 Space Corporation

Own the architecture and integration of Type-1 cryptographic systems across spacecraft, payload, and ground segments. Design encryption, key management, and key-loading solutions for command, telemetry, and mission data; integrate crypto across flight software, avionics, FPGA, RF, and ground systems. Lead designs through testing and certification, establish scalable standards, mitigate system risks, and troubleshoot fielded and on-orbit systems while supporting NSA certification.

Design and develop high-speed mixed-signal electronics for spacecraft, including architecture, component selection, PCBA design, board bring-up, debugging, and environmental qualification. Integrate electronics into spacecraft systems, operate hardware in flight, and develop test equipment, development boards, and test scripts. The role focuses initially on core compute electronics for K2’s Mega Class satellite and includes testing for vibration, shock, thermal, thermal vacuum, radiation, and EMI/EMC conditions.

Leads NSA certification and accreditation for Type-1 cryptographic systems across spacecraft and ground segments. Owns certification planning, documentation, testing evidence, ATO approval, COMSEC handling and key management, operational procedures, and supply-chain compliance. Serves as the primary liaison to NSA, certification authorities, and government customers while translating security requirements into engineering tasks and building scalable certification processes for satellite production and on-orbit operations.

Designs and optimizes supply chain analytics, inventory models, logistics networks, and KPI dashboards for satellite manufacturing. Audits ERP, MRP, MES, WMS, and PLM data; maintains BOM, inventory, cost, and lead-time accuracy; identifies logistics bottlenecks; adjusts inventory parameters; and provides data-driven insights for procurement, sourcing, operations, finance, and engineering decisions.

Own and scale K2 Space’s supply chain compliance program for aerospace hardware. Responsibilities include supplier onboarding and qualification, export control compliance, purchase order terms, government contract flowdowns, counterfeit parts prevention, audits, risk assessments, corrective actions, compliance training, metrics, and proposal support. The role partners with procurement, quality, legal, engineering, programs, and suppliers to ensure regulatory, quality, cost, and schedule requirements are met.

Oversee accounts payable operations, including high-volume invoice processing, payment runs, vendor reconciliations, expense reimbursements, reporting, and month-end close support. Maintain vendor records, ensure compliance with internal controls and tax requirements, resolve purchase order discrepancies, support audits, and improve AP processes through automation. Serve as an escalation point for complex issues while collaborating with finance, procurement, receiving, and other teams.

Designs and validates RF, microwave, and antenna systems for high-power satellites. Responsibilities include developing antenna measurement infrastructure, procuring anechoic chambers and near-field scanners, conducting RF hardware and environmental testing, executing development and production tests, and integrating designs into spacecraft systems. The role spans UHF through Ka band and involves collaboration with antenna, FPGA, DSP, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams.

Supports satellite bus-level design integration, engineering schedules, requirements documentation, technical readiness assessments, cross-functional coordination, design reviews, risk tracking, and process improvements. The intern gains hands-on exposure to spacecraft platform development from concept through flight readiness and may assist with spacecraft subsystem testing and troubleshooting.

Build and maintain developer platforms and golden-path deployment patterns on Amazon EKS. Create CI/CD gates, security guardrails, observability, SLOs, cost and performance monitoring, and developer documentation. Support secure AI-assisted development, evaluate AI and developer experience tools, and simplify service identity and secure communication for platform users. The role also involves learning manufacturing workflows and supporting software delivery in a hardware-driven aerospace environment.

Lead technical procurement and supplier management for mechanical and structural assemblies (motors, bearings, encoders, adhesives). Manage BOMs, develop material planning and supply chain processes, create tools for quality and inventory controls, coordinate clears-to-build with engineering, and run supplier development and reviews from NPI through production.

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.

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.