K2 Space
Senior Development Test Technician
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 7+ years of hands-on aerospace development, environmental test, or structural test experience.
- 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
Validates Mega Class spacecraft hardware by building test setups, preparing and testing articles, and supporting structural and mechanical development campaigns.
What you'll do
- Build, modify, and dismantle test stands, fixtures, and engineering hardware; prepare test articles.
- Execute structural, load, leak-check, and subsystem tests; install instrumentation and operate data acquisition equipment.
- Troubleshoot equipment and hardware, maintain lab readiness, and collaborate with engineers to improve test methods and safety.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of hands-on aerospace development, environmental test, or structural test experience.
- Experience with high-energy test systems and safety procedures; assembling complex mechanical systems from engineering drawings.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and experience assembling hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Experience operating DAQ systems (Dewesoft, MTS, Revel, or similar) and cranes, forklifts, lifting equipment, and rigging safely.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with spacecraft, launch vehicle, or aircraft development; ability to read drawings and interpret tolerances including GD&T.
- Experience with MTS systems, Instron or Frank Bacon load frames, Data Physics vibration systems, or harness fabrication; Airframe & Powerplant License; ability to obtain or current hold top secret/SCI security clearance.
Pay
$40 - $52 USD per hour (base pay)
Tools
Dewesoft, MTS, Revel, Instron, Frank Bacon, Data Physics
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