<div class="content-intro"><p data-renderer-start-pos="41">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.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="570">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.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="994">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.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You wi</span><span data-contrast="auto">ll own the success of mechanisms that will be key to our satellite operation and performance. In your first 6 months, you will define mechanism requirements, trade architectures and build initial prototypes, </span><span data-contrast="auto">perform preliminary and detailed analysis, define development test campaigns, trade and select any purchased components, and produce development hardware. In your first year you will validate your designs through prototype iterations in rigorous test campaigns, build, and qualify flight hardware. In your first two years you will fly your hardware in space while supporting operations, production, and integration teams as we scale.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Take hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through qualification to on-orbit operations in order to support internal and external customer needs</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead design reviews from kickoff through qualification and beyond</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Drive hardware development, including hands-on development testing, analysis correlation, and follow-on hardware iterations</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Perform hardware trades that steer both sub-system and top-level product direction</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with a cross-functional team to establish product requirements, company processes, and best practices for hardware design and manufacturing</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Continually own and refine system deliverables and associated schedules throughout development and production</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Minimum 5+ years of experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with CAD or FEA software packages</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Nice to Have</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience designing, building, and testing moving mechanical assemblies for aerospace applications (satellite mechanical systems, payloads, launch vehicles, propulsion systems, and/or aircraft structures and mechanisms)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with NASA-STD-5017, SMC-S-016, and GSFC-STD-7000 for the design and qualification of in-space Moving Mechanism Assemblies</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with kinematic synthesis, electromechanical actuation, mec