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Senior Solar Design Engineer

K2 Space· Mechanical
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Los Angeles, CA$140k - $175kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior role focused on design, manufacturing, testing, and deployment of high-power solar arrays for space missions, supporting production-scale development across multiple orbits and environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver solar array electrical and mechanical subsystems, contributing to system architecture and lifecycle performance margin analysis
  • Develop and maintain electrical performance degradation models across environment variations including radiation, thermal cycling, and UV exposure
  • Define and execute assembly-level acceptance and qualification test procedures
  • Collaborate with avionics, structures/mechanisms, software, and production teams on solar system requirements, integrated qualification/acceptance testing, and on-orbit data review
  • Support design reviews, own subsystem deliverables, and maintain accurate development schedules out to 9+ months
  • Drive manufacturing processes for in-house fabrication and assembly, including evaluation of manufacturing equipment, development of work instructions, in-process checkouts, and end-of-line testing
  • Work with the production team to develop factory layouts and processes that enable high-rate solar array builds

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in physics, materials science, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in the design, manufacture, and test of solar arrays for space applications

Skills

Required:Solar array design for space applicationsElectrical and mechanical subsystem design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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