K2 Space
HITL Engineer
$100K–$140K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 2+ years; includes internships and design/build/compete extracurricular projects.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other 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
Designs, builds, maintains, and operates hardware-in-the-loop testbeds integrating flight-representative hardware with high-fidelity simulation to validate spacecraft systems and support mission operations.
What you'll do
- Design and document high-fidelity vehicle testbeds; integrate and test flight-representative hardware and simulation equipment.
- Operate, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot HITL testbeds and supporting ground-support racks for validation, investigations, and on-orbit operations.
- Create harness drawings, improve testbed designs, and support customer integration and mission-operator training.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of integration, test, or automation engineering experience; internships and design/build/compete extracurricular projects count.
- Hands-on experience with HITL or Flatsat software verification testbeds, and designing, building, and maintaining test racks and harnessing.
- Experience troubleshooting integrated avionics systems and using electrical test equipment and ESD-sensitive equipment.
Nice to have
- Proficient in Python and/or Rust; experience with Linux systems or Docker.
- Experience managing contractual interfaces, such as customer or launch-vehicle interfaces.
Pay
$100,000 - $140,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Rust, Linux, Docker, PSU, Oscilloscope, DMM
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