Principal Mechanical Engineer
K2 Space , Los Angeles, CA +1
The role
You will own the success of the mechanical structures and mechanisms that will be key to our satellite operation. In your first 6 months, you will define mechanical requirements, create initial concepts and trades, perform preliminary and detailed analysis, define development test campaigns, trade and select any purchased electromechanical subsystems, and produce development hardware. In your first year, you will validate your designs through prototype iterations and build and qualify flight hardware. In your first two years you will fly your hardware in space while directly supporting production and integration.
What you will do
- Take hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through qualification to on-orbit operations in order to support internal and external customer needs
- Lead design reviews from kickoff through qualification and beyond