Automation & Controls Engineer

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Наша компания

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space. The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an

О роли

With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.

Чем предстоит заниматься

You’ll be at the heart of bringing the production system to life. K2 has a strong push to vertically integrate our production system, which means you’ll work side-by-side with the production and engineering team to concept, develop, and roll out various automation projects to support this vision

This role is built for someone who learns quickly, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to take ownership early. You’ll develop deep technical intuition, contribute to systems that scale, and grow into increasingly complex challenges as we push towards higher-rate production in an environment unlike anywhere else

Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and production engineers to ensure seamless production automation across hardware and control layers

Design and develop production tooling electromechanical automation assemblies either in-house or through vendors

Own hands-on buildout, activation, and qualification of automation and controls projects across the production line spanning machine design, robotics, computer vision, and other systems

Implement our HMI strategy and PLC automation in a way that makes machines easy to operate with repeatable results

Understand build flow, production reliability, and process control to implement strategies to increase production takt rate and first pass yield

Наши требования

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, materials or other relevant engineering discipline

2+ years of experience in a high-volume manufacturing, production, or hands-on engineering environment

Strong hands-on aptitude and willingness to work directly with hardware on the production floor

Exposure to precision assembly or electromechanical integration processes

Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation

Experience setting up a manufacturing/production floor for first article builds

Hands-on experience with industrial automation hardware & controls, PLC/HMI/Robotics software control stacks, electrical and fluid schematics

Exposure to space, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments

Experience designing automation systems for manufacturability

Demonstrated experience developing production processes from the ground up including driving design improvements for manufacturing

Experience working closely with technicians and build tooling

Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent) and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

Мы предлагаем

Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level

Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

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Дополнительно

Base salary range for this role is $100,000 – $140,000 + equity in the company

K2 Space Corporation

Los Angeles, CA

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Опубликовано5 мая

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