Aerospace Environmental Test Technician — Lab

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 66,560 - 93,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Paid time off

Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/VI

Paid parental leave

Other company perks

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation is hiring for an experienced Environmental Test Engineer to execute and oversee complex test campaigns for Mega Class satellites. You will help lay out the environmental test lab in the first six months and support development across LEO to deep-space missions.

You will lead and perform thermal vacuum, vibration, and thermal cycling tests, analyze data, and collaborate with engineering to troubleshoot hardware and test discrepancies. Equity available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in environmental testing preferably in the aerospace industry.
• Experience conducting and leading tests such as thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, and thermal cycling for aerospace components.
• Proven experience in setting up and executing complex environmental tests with minimal supervision.
• Experience working in a highly iterative environment.
• Ability to operate autonomously and make decisions in real‑time during testing operations.
• Excellent organization and communication skills with attention to detail during data analysis, reporting, and presenting findings to test engineers.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Familiarity with MES platforms such as SpaceX Warp Drive or similar systems.
• Proficiency with DAQ systems (NI DAQ, Keysight) used in capturing test data.

Responsibilities

• Independently program, instrument and operate various test assets, including typical environmental test applications (thermal, thermal‑vacuum, vibration shaker, mechanical shock simulators, tension testers) and non‑typical development test apparatuses (e.g. gravity offloaders, structural test fixtures).
• Collaborate with engineering on test planning, fixture design, instrumentation, and test data analysis for thermal, dynamics, and mechanical testing.
• Deliver accurate and calibrated measurements along with measurement insights.
• Partner with engineering to analyze and interpret test data for troubleshooting hardware and test discrepancies.
• Maintain test lab equipment, manage inventory of test consumables, and work on 5S improvement projects.
• Responsible for preventative maintenance of test equipment.
• As part of a small team, perform other tasks to support manufacturing as needed.

Skills

Environmental testing

Aerospace testing

Test planning

Data analysis

Autonomous operation

Clear communication

Analytical thinking

MES platforms

DAQ systems

Tools

SpaceX Warp Drive

NI DAQ

Keysight

Job description

K2 Space Corporation is hiring for an experienced Environmental Test Engineer to execute and oversee complex test campaigns for Mega Class satellites. You will help lay out the environmental test lab in the first six months and support development across LEO to deep-space missions.

You will lead and perform thermal vacuum, vibration, and thermal cycling tests, analyze data, and collaborate with engineering to troubleshoot hardware and test discrepancies. Equity available.