Build & Integration Engineer

As a Build Engineer, you’ll support the build campaign of K2’s Mega class satellite as it moves to high-rate production. You’ll partner with Production to develop the build flow for your systems and help identify opportunities to increase build efficiency. Our ideal candidate is able to juggle competing priorities and interact positively with a wide array of people.

Responsibilities

• Develop integration planning and build flows for several vehicle systems
• Work closely with production to implement solutions that increase build efficiency
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians to disposition nonconformances and evaluate any corrective actions
• Support proto-qual testing
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration

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., * Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other engineering discipline

• 2+ years of experience in an integration engineering role (includes internships and hardware-intensive extracurricular projects)
• Experience creating, improving, or deleting production process and workflows
• Experience interacting with CAD software and CAD models
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Expert multitasking skills with the ability to juggle priorities while maintaining focus to deliver against program goals

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment
• Experience creating GSE, tooling, or shipping containers to support production operations
• Experience or exposure in a test or automation role
• Experience with GraphQL
• Proficient in Python and/or Rust
• Experience with Linux systems

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

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 era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today’s and tomorrow’s massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.