Principal Integration & Test Engineer

4 weeks, 2 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Quality Assurance and Testing

K2 Space Corporation

K2 Space builds high-powered satellite platforms and satellite buses for missions across LEO, MEO, and GEO, emphasizing higher payload power, large payload mass, vertical integration, and in-house manufacturing.

Defense and Space Manufacturing
51-200
Founded 2022
$180M raised

Description

  • Develop company-wide standards for manual and automated vehicle testing to confirm spacecraft hardware and software flightworthiness.
  • Operate spacecraft by interpreting telemetry and sending commands during system tests, launch site activities, and pre-launch operations.
  • Serve as test conductor and point of contact for environmental test campaigns.
  • Mentor junior team members and help build technical consensus across stakeholders.
  • Work directly with customers to define testing scope for payloads based on expected functions and failure modes.
  • Manage relationships with launch vehicle providers, including interface control documents and environmental test plan justifications.
  • Lead high-visibility protoqualification campaigns for development and flight hardware.
  • Assess integration and test risks, justify test reductions, and optimize build/test flows for at-rate production.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or another relevant engineering discipline.
  • 8+ years of experience in an integration, test, or automation engineering role.
  • 5+ years of experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and related components and systems, including subsystem checkouts and system acceptance testing.
  • Experience with environmental testing such as thermal vacuum or random vibration.
  • Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment.
  • Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, and DMMs.
  • Hands-on experience with HITL/HWIL or Flatsat software verification testbeds.
  • Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Rust (preferred).
  • Experience with Linux systems (preferred).
  • Experience managing contractual interfaces such as customer and launch vehicle relationships (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $175,000 to $200,000 plus equity.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Paid time off.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Additional perks and benefits.

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