Lead Ground Systems Integration Engineer

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a senior leader to own the end-to-end ground systems integration across commercial, science, and national security missions. You will guide the strategy, collaborate with Ground Software Applications and Flight Software teams, and manage partnerships to connect new ground systems with legacy platforms.

You will drive rapid, secure, and scalable implementations, building a high-performance engineering team while engaging with customers and partners to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• 3+ years of leadership experience at the department or org level.
• Experience with the deployment and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems.
• Proven success building and scaling high-impact engineering teams.
• Strong track record of delivering enterprise-scale solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Deep experience with classified systems and their security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term vision for K2 Space’s end-to-end ground systems integration.
• Direct and technically lead investment in new in-house ground infrastructure while managing relationships with third-party mission partners.
• Integrate with customer teams to architect new ground systems capable of operating at multiple levels of classification while delivering secure and reliable constellation operations.
• Build and support a team of capable and experienced ground integration engineers responsible for building the connective tissue between new and legacy ground systems.
• Ensure teams deliver robust, scalable, and secure systems at startup speed.
• Represent K2 Space in recruiting, industry events, customer interactions, and strategic partnerships.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

System integration

Enterprise-scale solutions

Classified systems security

Ground systems

Python

Go

Java

C#.NET

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud systems

Job description

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a senior leader to own the end-to-end ground systems integration across commercial, science, and national security missions. You will guide the strategy, collaborate with Ground Software Applications and Flight Software teams, and manage partnerships to connect new ground systems with legacy platforms.

You will drive rapid, secure, and scalable implementations, building a high-performance engineering team while engaging with customers and partners to accelerate