Senior Development Test Technician

k2spacecorporation · Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles

<div class="content-intro">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.</div>The Role  As a Senior Development Test Technician, you will play a critical role validating next-generation spacecraft hardware for the Mega Class satellite. In this role you will be working side-by-side with Design, Manufacturing, and Test Engineers helping establish the Mega Structures Lab, execute development test campaigns, develop test procedures, build custom test setups, and perform structural and mechanical testing. The ideal candidate is highly autonomous, mechanically inclined, and comfortable making informed decisions while raising technical risks and concerns, all while maintaining the highest standards of safety.    Responsibilities  <ul> <li>Build, assemble, modify, and tear down complex development test stands, fixtures, and one-off engineering hardware  </li> <li>Prepare test articles, for development and qualification testing  </li> <li>Execute static load, proof load, structural verification, leak checks, and subsystem development testing  </li> <li>Assemble hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical systems used during testing  </li> <li>Install, route, and verify instrumentation and data acquisition hardware, including load cells, strain gauges, displacement sensors, accelerometers, thermocouples, video systems, and test harnesses  </li> <li>Perform fabrication and modification to fixtures and test hardware using manual machining, drilling, cutting, grinding, sanding, and other shop tools to support rapid iteration  </li> <li>Collaborate closely with Structural, Manufacturing, and Test Engineers throughout development </li> <li>Troubleshoot test equipment, instrumentation, fixtures, and hardware anomalies  </li> <li>Identify technical risks and opportunities to improve tooling, test methods, lab processes, and overall test reliability  </li> <li>Monitor inventory of tooling, fittings, hoses, consumables, and other test equipment </li> <li>Participate in rigging, crane, and lifting operations for test articles and test equipment &n

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