K2 Space
Technical Program Manager
$125K–$250K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Mar 18, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 5+ years required; 10+ years preferred, with stated alternatives across aerospace or space industry work involving spacecraft, launch vehicles, airborne systems, or payloads.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline; master’s degree or above preferred.
- 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
Serves as the technical interface for National Security Programs, shaping spacecraft mission architectures and coordinating customer requirements with K2 Space’s satellite capabilities.
What you'll do
- Define and negotiate mission concepts, payload integration studies, system architecture trades, and concepts of operations.
- Develop technical documentation for system architectures, payload interfaces, spacecraft capabilities, and requirements.
- Lead customer technical discussions and coordinate cross-functional study work with engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in the aerospace or space industry working with spacecraft or space systems.
- Direct experience designing, developing, integrating, or testing spacecraft or space systems.
- Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems, space system architectures, and mission modeling and simulation.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or above in an engineering discipline.
- Experience with National Security customers and systems, satellite constellation analysis, payload performance modeling, or national security ground systems.
Pay
$125,000 - $250,000 USD base salary
Tools
spacecraft, space systems, mission modeling and simulation, AI&T
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