K2 Space
Mission Payload Engineer (Commercial)
$100K–$135K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 2+ years in the aerospace or space industry and 2+ years of technical project management and/or systems engineering; 5+ years of industry experience is listed as nice to have.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Serves as the technical interface among K2 Space, customers, and partners to integrate payloads onto satellite buses throughout the mission lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Manage payload integration from proposals and design through testing, launch, and on-orbit commissioning.
- Lead customer technical discussions and define, maintain, and negotiate payload interface documentation.
- Develop and execute interface verification and validation plans, coordinating integration across engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of aerospace or space industry experience involving spacecraft, launch vehicles, airborne systems, or payloads.
- 2+ years of technical project management and/or systems engineering experience.
- Hands-on aerospace systems development, integration, and testing experience; strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, software, and power interfaces for satellite payloads.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- Experience working directly with Commercial customers; spacecraft integration and test experience is also listed as nice to have.
Pay
$100,000 - $135,000 USD base salary
Tools
mechanical, electrical, software, power
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