Principal Integration & Test Engineer Verified today

K2 Space · Los Angeles, CA · Production · first seen 2026-07-16

The Role

As Principal Integration & Test Engineer, you will lead K2's approach to subscale and full vehicle production, qualification testing, and operation. Your work spans most technical disciplines and requires building consensus from disparate stakeholders. You will mentor junior team members while driving on-time delivery and mitigating mission risk. You will be the driver of constellation-level control to realize the goal of a fully autonomous constellation.

Responsibilities

Develop company-wide standards for vehicle test (manual and automated) to confirm spacecraft hardware and software flightworthiness
Operate spacecraft (interpret telemetry, send commands) during system tests at the factory, test facilities, launch sites, and pre-launch operations
Act as test conductor and point of contact for environmental test campaigns
Mentor junior members of the team
Interface with customers to scope testing performed on their payloads based on expected functions and failure modes
Manage relationships with launch vehicle providers, including contractual deliverables such as interface control documents and environmental test plan justifications
Lead high-visibility qualification campaigns for development and flight hardware
Assess risks associated with different integration and test approaches; justify test reductions and optimize vehicle build/test flows for at-rate production

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline
8+ years of experience in an integration/test/automation engineering role
5+ years of experience testing and troubleshooting spacecraft and their related components and systems, including subsystem checkouts and system acceptance testing
Experience with environmental testing, such as thermal vacuum or random vibration
Experience working in a clean room and with ESD-sensitive equipment
Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (PSU, oscilloscope, DMM, etc.)
Hands-on experience with HITL/HWIL or Flatsat software verification testbeds
Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills