Principal Build & Integration Engineer
$175,000–$200,000 year
On-site · Los Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
Principal Build Engineer at K2 Space leads the Mega class satellite build campaign, driving integration planning, build flow optimization, and cross-team collaboration to ensure on-schedule delivery. Develops system-level build flows, partners with production to increase efficiency, refines processes to reduce nonconformances, and serves as the integration point for vehicle and stacked-vehicle proto-qualification. Drives Design-For-Integration improvements with electrical and mechanical design engineers. Requires a Bachelor’s in engineering and 10+ years in integration engineering, with CAD experience, clean-room/ESD familiarity, lift-operations experience, and qualification campaign exposure. Preferred Python proficiency; security/export-control considerations apply. Equal Opportunity employer. Located in Los Angeles, CA. Export controls and ITAR compliance are noted for U.S. Persons.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or other engineering discipline
- 10+ years of experience in an integration engineering role (includes internships and hardware-intensive extracurricular projects)
- Experience creating, improving, and deleting production process and workflows in a high-rate production environment
- Experience interacting with CAD software and CAD models
- Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment
- Experience leading lift operations
- Experience creating GSE, tooling, or shipping containers to support production operations
- Experience with qualification campaigns on large assemblies (proof, vibration, shock, TVAC, acoustic)
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Expert multitasking skills with the ability to juggle priorities while maintaining focus to deliver against program goals
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