K2 Space
Head of Solar
$200K–$250K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 8+ years in mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis in solar or electro-mechanical systems; 4+ years building and leading large multidisciplinary engineering teams, including managing managers and developing senior ICs.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline.
- 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
Leads K2 Space’s solar engineering organization and owns solar array development, manufacturing, qualification, and flight-ready production for high-power satellites.
What you'll do
- Build and lead a multidisciplinary Solar Engineering organization across design, manufacturing, process, and automation.
- Own the solar hardware technical baseline from array and module design through qualification, production delivery, and on-orbit operations.
- Set technical and manufacturing strategy, develop production systems and standards, and represent Solar Engineering at the executive level.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis experience in solar or electro-mechanical systems.
- 4+ years building and leading large, multidisciplinary engineering teams, including managing managers and developing senior individual contributors.
- End-to-end ownership of a complex engineering function through development, production ramp, and sustained delivery; executive communication and stakeholder management skills; experience with CAD or FEA software packages.
Nice to have
- Direct experience leading solar array engineering for space applications, including module interconnects, lamination, integrated PVA construction, and flight array integration.
- Experience scaling engineering organizations to full-rate production in high-reliability or aerospace environments; manufacturing robotics or controls, aerospace moving mechanisms, applicable qualification standards, or GD&T.
Pay
$200,000 - $250,000 USD base salary
Tools
CAD, FEA, NASA-STD-5017, SMC-S-016, GSFC-STD-7000, GD&T
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