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Principal Mission Payload Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$175K - $230K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, design reviews, and verification milestones. A Principal Mission Payload Engineer, you will apply yourself to shaping the way that ...

K2 Space

Principal Mission Payload Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$175K - $230K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, design reviews, and verification milestones. A Principal Mission Payload Engineer, you will apply yourself to shaping the way that ...

K2 Space

Mission Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$115K - $165K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

K2 Space

Mission Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$115K - $165K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

K2 Space

Senior Mission Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$125K - $250K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

K2 Space

Mission Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$115K - $165K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

K2 Space

Senior Mission Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$125K - $250K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

K2 Space

Senior Mission Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$125K - $250K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

K2 Space

Principal Electrical Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$160K - $210K/yr

Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and ... of the K2 Space satellites. In your first 6 months you will prototype your first electronics ...

K2 Space

Principal Electrical Engineer

Los Angeles, CA ยท On-site

$160K - $210K/yr

Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and ... of the K2 Space satellites. In your first 6 months you will prototype your first electronics ...

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Technical Program Manager

Los Angeles, CA

$125K - $250K/yr

You will also represent K2 Space in critical customer engagements, study reviews, and technical negotiations. The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience ...

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Principal Mission Payload Engineer

K2 Space

Los Angeles, CA

$175K - $230K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Posted 10 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Manage payload integration across the full satellite lifecycle, including design, development, testing, launch, and on-orbit commissioning.

  • Serve as the primary customer interface for payload integration, leading technical discussions and representing the company in design reviews and verification milestones.

  • Develop, maintain, and negotiate payload interface control documentation, and create and execute verification and validation plans.

Job description

The Roleย 

As aย Principalย Mission Payload Engineer within National Security Programs,ย you'llย serve as the primary technical interface between K2 Space, customers, and partners as we integrate advanced payload capabilities onto K2's satellite bus platform.ย You'llย support the entire program lifecycle - from early proposal phases through spacecraft design, development, integration, test, and on-orbit operations.ย ย ย 

In this role, you will work closely with Program Managers and key engineering disciplines to define and negotiate payload interfaces (mechanical, data and software, power, mission, etc.) and develop integration and test plans that ensure successful mission execution.ย ย You will alsoย representย K2 Space in critical customer engagements, design reviews, and verification milestones.ย ย 

A Principal Mission Payloadย Engineer,ย you will apply yourself to shaping the way that Mission Payload Engineering does business both internally and externally.ย 

The ideal candidate has strong multi-disciplinary engineering skills, hands-on experience, and excellent communication abilities to effectively collaborate with National Security customers and stakeholders.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Responsibilitiesย ย 

  • Manage payload integration across the full satellite lifecycle.ย ย Support initial proposals, design, development, integration, testing, launch and on-orbit commissioning.ย ย ย 
  • Serve as the primary customer interface for payload integration.ย ย Lead technical discussions, represent K2 Space in design reviews, and ensure customer requirements are understood and met.ย ย 
  • Development,ย maintain, and negotiate payload interface control documentation. Define mechanical, electrical, software, power, and mission interfaces, ensuring clear technical alignment between payload and bus teams.ย ย 
  • Create and execute payload interface verification and validation plans.ย ย Develop testing strategies to ensure compliance with mission and interfaceย requirements, andย oversee final sell-off with internal and external stakeholders.ย ย ย ย 
  • Coordinate cross-functional integration efforts.ย ย Work closely with vehicle engineering, avionics, software, propulsion, thermal, and AI&T teams to ensure seamless payload integration.ย 
  • Assistย in training new team members.ย 
  • Develop common process workflows and tools to make an efficient operation.ย ย 

Qualificationsย ย 

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.ย ย 
  • 5+ years of experience working in the aerospace or space industry, working with spacecraft, launch vehicles, airborne systems, or payloads.ย ย 
  • 2+ years of technical project management and/or systems engineering experience.ย ย 
  • Hands-on experience with developing, integrating and testing launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems.ย ย 
  • Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, software, and power interfaces for satellite payloads.ย ย ย 

Nice to Haveย ย 

  • Master's degree in an engineering discipline.ย ย 
  • Experience working directly with National Security customers.ย ย 
  • 10+ย years of experience working in the aerospace or space industry, working with spacecraft, launch vehicles, airborne systems, or payloads.ย ย 
  • Hands-on spacecraftย or aerospaceย integration and test experience, including environmental testing,ย verificationย and troubleshooting.ย ย ย 
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver results across multiple parallel priorities.ย ย 
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively in high-performing teams.ย ย 
  • Active Top Secret orย Top Secretย SCI clearance preferred; willing to pursue andย maintainย a clearance if not already cleared.ย ย 

Compensation and Benefits:ย ย 

  • Base salary range for this role isย $175,000 - $230,000ย + equity in the companyย ย 
  • Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limitedย to:ย knowledge and skills, education, and experience levelย ย 
  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many otherย perksย 
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About K2 Space

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Industry

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Los Angeles, CA, US

Year founded

2022

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