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Senior Integration & Test Engineer

K2 Space· Vehicle Operations
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Los Angeles, CA$140k - $175kPosted 5mo ago

About the role

Lead critical ground-side test campaigns, mentor a multidisciplinary team, and shape the systems and processes for reliability and efficiency in satellite integration and testing from factory to on-orbit operations.

Responsibilities

  • Operate spacecraft (interpret telemetry, send commands) during system tests at the factory, test facilities, launch sites, and during pre-launch operations
  • Collaborate with design and systems engineers to define test plans with pass/fail criteria for vehicle checkouts
  • Mentor more junior members of the team
  • Interface with customers to scope testing performed on their payloads, based on expected functions and failure modes of interest
  • Manage relationships with launch vehicle providers, including contractual deliverables such as interface control documents and environmental test plan justifications
  • Assess risks associated with different integration and test approaches, justify test reductions and optimize vehicle build/test flows for at-rate production
  • Own and maintain HITL table configuration and build out, including the test racks
  • Influence the design of the vehicle’s flight software and the supporting in-house tools that operators use daily
  • Understand vehicle operations and become an expert for multiple subsystems on the vehicle
  • Support pre-launch activities at the launch provider’s payload processing facility

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in an integration/test/automation engineering role
  • 3+ years of experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and their 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 (PSU, Oscilloscope, DMM, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with HITL or Flatsat software verification testbeds
  • Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills

Skills

Required:Test planning and executionTelemetry interpretation and spacecraft commandSystems engineering collaborationHITL/Flatsat software verificationLeadership and mentoring

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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