Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer

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.

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.

Partnering with Mechanisms Engineering teamearlyin the process, you will ensure manufacturability, build the first prototype, design the build flowand fixturing, andfinalizethe process for transition to production.

Once transitioned, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact scaling production to meet K2’s ever-growing demand.

You will test out new techniques for manufacturingcomplexmechanismssuch asrotational actuators, separation mechanisms, gimbals, reaction wheel assemblies, among other el your first 6 months you will develop manufacturing methods and tooling forthe mechanisms, define manufacturing flows formechanismssubsystems,build test articles to support the Mechanisms Engineering team’s development and qualification test campaigns, and collaborate with them to provide Design-for-Excellence (DFX) guidance across mechanisms, machined components, and higher-level  your first year you will implement these advanced manufacturing techniques on flight hardware and transition the technology you develop tohigh-rateproduction.

• Experience providing design-for-excellence (DFX) guidance to design teams withmechanicaldesignengineersto ensure designguidanceforinitialdesign,flight hardware, and tooling
• Develop innovative manufacturing systems forlargespacecraftmechanisms, includingelectromechanical sub-assemblies, harnessing,welded/bolted structures,and mechanisms
• Create custom toolsand processes to support the manufacturing technologies you create including Manufacturing Execution System(MES) software
• Demonstrate the advanced manufacturing techniques on prototypes, working with the design teams to improve the manufacturability of the designs
• Develop the subassembly build flow and iterate to create an efficient production flow for the satellite
• Partner with a team of advanced manufacturing engineers to perform R&D of novel manufacturing technologies for current and future spacecraft products
• Build test articles and support the Mechanisms Engineering team’s development and qualification test campaigns, iterating on hardware and processes as test results come in

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical,aero space, or other relevant engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in a high volume, rapid production environment in a manufacturing,integration,and/ordesignengineering role
• Experience with mechanisms-specific industry standards such as…