K2 Space
Harness Design Engineer
$120K–$160K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 2+ years in electrical harness design, routing, production, and system integration.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Designs, tests, and integrates satellite harness and wiring systems and components for K2 Space spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Own harness system design for bus avionics, mechanisms, RF systems, and payloads; define avionics interface control documents.
- Design, analyze, and release harnesses and mounting hardware in CAD and production drawings; select components through design trades.
- Coordinate with manufacturing and engineering teams, qualify harness assemblies, and support spacecraft avionics integration and production testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2+ years of experience in electrical harness design, routing, production, and system integration.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-velocity startup environment.
- Creative problem-solving, risk assessment, and collaborative design and development decision-making.
Nice to have
- Hands-on space-harness environmental testing experience, such as thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per SMC-S-016.
- Proficiency with NX or similar CAD software, including electrical harness routing; practical GD&T and FEA experience.
Pay
USD 120,000 - USD 160,000 base salary
Tools
CAD, SMC-S-016, NX, GD&T, FEA, RTDs, multimeters, oscilloscopes
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