Principal Satellite Design Reliability Engineer

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senior

$175k–$200k

H1B: no

K2 Space Principal Satellite Design Reliability Engineer at K2 Space ensures spacecraft designs meet rigorous reliability standards through standardized processes and design review signoff authority. This role leads the development and enforcement of design verification and configuration management practices across engineering.

Responsibilities

As production begins, you will guide a disciplined handoff to Build Reliability, ensuring that manufacturing and test teams inherit well‐documented, fully verified designs. This role is ideal for a systems-minded engineer who thrives on structure, rigor, and enabling teams to build high-powered hardware right the first time.
Develop and maintain standardized design review processes, including templates, workflows, and review structures
Serve as a design review signoff authority, ensuring all designs meet internal and customer requirements and reliability criteria before release
Establish, document, and enforce comprehensive design and verification standards across engineering
Define and manage design configuration management practices to ensure controlled, traceable design evolution
Drive consistency in requirement interpretation, verification methods, and documentation across all engineering teams
Partner with engineering leads to ensure designs are completed in a standard, verified fashion aligned with program requirements
Lead and participate in cross-disciplinary reviews to evaluate design readiness, compliance, and verification closure
Provide structured and complete design handoffs to Build Reliability as programs transition into production
Ensure production and flight lessons learned are systematically captured and incorporated into future design iterations to drive continuous improvement and reliability growth
Establish and enforce standardized processes for acceptance and qualification testing to ensure consistent, repeatable, and requirements‐compliant execution
Operate effectively in a rapidly evolving startup where agility, autonomy, and proactive problem-solving are essential

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in electricalStrong understanding of launch vehiclesActive Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Required

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline
6+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing
3+ years of experience managing projects, technical trades, and/or technical teams
Strong understanding of launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering or science discipline
10+ years of experience in technical aerospace or manufacturing
5+ years of experience managing projects or technical trades
Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance
Experience leading Spacecraft mission design, development, integration, test, and/or launch across multiple departments
Proven ability to innovate in process improvement and system architectures
Skilled in generating executive summaries to drive decision making through senior leadership discussions
Familiarity with contracts and mission requirements evaluations