K2 Space

Open 114d North AmericaFull-timePrincipal

Principal Flight Software Engineer

CI/CD C++ Embedded Software Embedded Systems Itar +7 skills

Principal Flight Software Engineer at K2 Space in Los Angeles designs and implements real-time, fault-tolerant control software for high-power satellites using Rust, C++, and Python, with responsibilities spanning architecture, subsystem integration, and on-orbit operations.

200K – 240K $

Open 107d North AmericaFull-time

RF Test Engineer

Automation C++ Ethernet Itar Linux +3 skills

Owns avionics testing (computing, data acquisition, RF, and power subsystems) for K2 Space's high-power satellites: designing test hardware and harnesses, building test automation in Python/C++/Rust on Linux, and leading subsystem test campaigns with RF instruments like VNAs and spectrum analyzers.

100K – 150K $

Open 94d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Avionics Test Engineer, Optical

Automation C++ Image Processing Itar Linux +3 skills

Design and automate test systems for high-power optical satellite payloads, writing Python/Rust/C++ drivers and building optical testbeds to validate avionics for space missions.

150K – 200K $

Open 73d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior FPGA Engineer (TS/SCI)

Bash CI/CD C++ Embedded Software Embedded Systems +17 skills

Design and verify mission-critical FPGA firmware for high-power satellites, implementing real-time control, networking, and RF systems in VHDL/SystemVerilog.

120K – 225K $

Open 73d North AmericaFull-time

Propulsion Electrical Test Engineer

Automation C++ Itar Linux Python +2 skills

Design and run tests for high-power satellite propulsion avionics, including hot-fire tests and environmental chambers, using Python/C++/Rust to validate flight hardware.

100K – 150K $

Open 65d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Security Engineer, Operations

API Automation AWS Azure Cloud +23 skills

Own and mature K2 Space’s SIEM, write detections against real adversary tradecraft, and lead incident response across corporate endpoints, identity, SaaS, and cloud telemetry.

150K – 190K $

Open 52d North AmericaInternshipIntern

Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

CI/CD C++ Embedded Systems Itar Linux +2 skills

A 3-month, in-person summer internship at K2 Space (Torrance, CA) where the intern owns a software engineering project end-to-end and supports real on-orbit spacecraft operations. Work spans real-time fault-tolerant control software, subsystem control apps, state machines, and dev/test infrastructure using Rust, C/C++, or Go.

30 – 40 $ / hr

Open 44d North AmericaInternshipIntern

Simulation Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

CI/CD C++ Itar Julia Linux +7 skills

A 3-month summer internship at K2 Space (on-site in Torrance, CA) where the intern owns a software project end-to-end, building physics-based simulation models for spacecraft subsystems and supporting on-orbit operations. Core technologies include Rust or C++, scientific Python/Julia/MATLAB, and simulation, GNC, and driver-development tooling.

30 – 40 $ / hr

Open 29d North AmericaFull-time

Fluids Manufacturing Engineer

Assembly Automation CAD Corrective Action Itar +2 skills

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…

Open 29d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Fluids Manufacturing Engineer

Assembly Automation CAD Corrective Action Itar +2 skills

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…

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Principal Security Engineer, Operations

API Automation AWS Azure Cloud +23 skills

Owns detection and response for K2 Space's corporate security: administering and tuning the SIEM, writing MITRE ATT&CK-mapped detections as code, acting as incident commander, threat hunting, and performing forensics across macOS, Windows, Linux, identity, SaaS, and cloud telemetry. Includes an on-call rotation for security escalations.

180K – 250K $

NewBe an early applicant North AmericaFull-time

Electrical Engineer, Digital Design

Altium C++ Ethernet Itar Python +2 skills

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…

Open 128d North AmericaFull-time

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Vehicle & Mission Operations Engineer

Automation Itar Linux Python Rust

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…

100K – 150K $