K2 Space
Principal Vehicle & Mission Operations Engineer
$180K–$210K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 10+ years in operations/integration/automation engineering, including 4 years of direct on-orbit satellite operations.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, 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
Define and operate mission operations for K2’s satellite missions, from integrated testing and launch preparation through on-orbit and constellation operations.
What you'll do
- Develop mission procedures, telemetry monitoring, fault response, command plans, and operational tools for the first mission and future constellations.
- Operate spacecraft during factory, test-facility, launch-site, pre-launch, and on-orbit activities; interpret telemetry and send commands.
- Coordinate operational readiness across teams, scope customer payload testing, and optimize integration and test approaches.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- 10+ years in operations, integration, or automation engineering, including 4 years of direct on-orbit satellite operations.
- Experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and related components and systems, including subsystem checkouts and system acceptance testing.
- Familiarity with mission operations concepts; experience with operational tooling, fleet or constellation architectures, and scripting or automation tools.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with HITL or Flatsat software verification testbeds; experience with GAaaS providers.
- Linux systems experience; experience managing contractual interfaces such as customer or launch-vehicle interfaces.
Pay
$180,000 - $210,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Rust, Linux, HITL, Flatsat, GAaaS
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