Global Supply Manager, Solar

Telemetry Today LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a candidate to lead critical procurement for solar array and module hardware, with responsibility for supplier management and BOM oversight. The role emphasizes cost reduction and timely delivery across satellite programs.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in aerospace supply chain or engineering, with experience negotiating components and providing manufacturability feedback. Travel up to 25-50% is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supply chain management or engineering experience in aerospace.
• Experience procuring machined components, sheet metal, composites, and solar cells.
• Experience managing suppliers in fast-paced environments.
• Understanding solar array and module hardware in space environments.

Responsibilities

• Technical Procurement: source solar array and module hardware and negotiate costs.
• Planning: manage BOMs for solar array and module assemblies and hit milestones.
• Supplier Development and Management: build and manage supplier base from NPI to production; interface between suppliers and internal customers.

Skills

Supply chain

Engineering

Negotiation

Cross-functional

Travel readiness

Lifting up to 25 lbs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

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.

The Role

You willbe responsible forseveral aspects of the critical supply chain organization. You willbe responsible forfinding, building, and managing the quality of parts running in our mechanical supply chain. Key skills willinclude:technical procurement ofsolar array and modulehardware and Bill of Material management for owned assemblies. You will travel tomonitorsupplier progress and health, while negotiating business contracts and price reductions over time to ensure the K2 satellites continue to strategically reduce costs over time.

Responsibilities

• Technical Procurement
  • Sourcesolar array and modulehardware across the satellite often on expedited lead times
  • Negotiate costs onsolararray and modulecomponents
  • Provide design for manufacturability feedback for newsolardesigns
• Planning
  • Manage Bill of Materials for allsolar array and moduleassemblies
  • Lead Clear to Builds with engineering to ensure assembly milestones are completed to hit critical company deadlines
• Supplier Development and Management
  • Develop and manage supplier base to support ongoing development across satellites subsystems from NPI through production phases
  • Act as the primary interface between suppliers and internal customersincluding:supplier onboarding, evaluation, negotiation, and project management

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience of supply chain management or engineering in the aerospace industry
• 5+ years of experience inprocuringthe following commodities: machined and sheet metal components,composites,and solar cells.
• Experience managing suppliers in a fast paced environment
• Understandingofsolar array and module hardwarein space environments and operations
• Strong understanding of quality control practices such as issue tickets
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment with engineering, production, and finance
• Ability to travel up to 25-50% of the time
• Must be able to lift and carry parts or equipment up to 25 lbs. unassisted

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, mechanical, aerospace, mathematics, or other relevant engineering discipline
• Experience inprocuringtheadditionalcommodities: capital equipment,composites,aluminum, and flex circuits
• 5+ years of technical procurement experience
• 5+ years in a new product introduction environment
• Experience implementing AS9100 or completing AS9100 audits
• Experience reading and interpreting technical engineering drawings

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary range for this role is $100,000 - $140,000 + equity in the company
• Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limitedto:knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
• Comprehensive benefits package including unlimited paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many otherperks

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

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The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a "U.S. person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.