K2 Space
Spacecraft Fluids & Pumps Engineering Technician
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 3+ years.
- 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
Builds and tests turbopumps and pumped fluid-loop hardware used to cool high-power satellites, from development through production.
What you'll do
- Assemble precision turbopumps and fluid-loop components to drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions; fabricate and install tubing and fluid lines.
- Operate and maintain flow loops and test stands; perform hydraulic, leak, flow, and proof-pressure tests and fluid-loop cleaning and charging.
- Install and check out sensors, pumps, motors, and valves; collaborate with engineering and production teams to resolve hardware issues and maintain traceability.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of hands-on aerospace or high-reliability assembly and test experience with fluid or rotating hardware.
- Experience with proof-pressure, leak, and flow testing, plus tube fabrication, bending, and fittings.
- Familiarity with MES/MRP software and calibrated tools, including multimeters, megohmmeters, power suppliers, torque wrenches, safety cable guns, and crimpers.
- Experience with FOD, ESD-sensitive hardware, and clean-room requirements.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with aerospace thermal-control/fluid-loop or propulsion systems.
- Ability to read mechanical and engineering drawings and interpret tolerances, including GD&T.
Pay
$35 - $45 USD per hour base pay; equity in the company (amount not stated)
Tools
MES/MRP, multimeters, megohmmeters, power suppliers, torque wrenches, safety cable guns, crimpers, GD&T
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