K2 Space
Principal Electrical Engineer
$160K–$210K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Dec 15, 2025
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 8+ years designing and testing electronics PCBAs.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
- 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, qualifies, and integrates critical spacecraft electronics for K2 Space satellites, with hardware intended to operate in flight.
What you'll do
- Design spacecraft electronics PCBAs, including architecture, component selection, circuit-board design, bring-up, and debugging.
- Qualify designs through vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal-vacuum testing.
- Integrate designs with spacecraft systems, support flight operations, and develop test equipment, development PCBAs, and test scripts.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or a related STEM field.
- 8+ years of experience designing and testing electronics PCBAs in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-speed, multi-layer PCBAs or high-performance kW-scale isolated power converters.
- Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice; programming in C/C++, Python, or Matlab; or electronics for radiation environments.
Pay
$160,000 - $210,000 USD base salary
Tools
PCBAs, LTspice, C/C++, Python, Matlab, FPGAs
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