Senior Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer — Spacecraft

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer to design, prototype, and scale production of high‑power satellite mechanisms. You will partner with Mechanisms Engineering to ensure manufacturability, build flight hardware, and define production flows for rotational actuators, separation mechanisms, gimbals, and reaction wheel assemblies.

You will lead DFX guidance, develop new manufacturing systems, create tooling and MES software, and mentor engineers to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering.
• 6+ years in high-volume, rapid production environment.
• Experience leading product development or process improvements.
• Knowledge of NASA-STD-5017, AIAA S-114, and environmental qualification standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead DFX guidance to design teams with the Mechanisms Engineering team providing design guidance for mechanisms, machined components, and assemblies for initial design, flight hardware, and tooling.
• Lead the development of innovative manufacturing systems for spacecraft mechanisms, including rotational actuators, separation mechanisms, gimbals, and reaction wheel assemblies.
• Create custom tools and processes to support the manufacturing technologies you create, including MES software.
• Demonstrate the advanced manufacturing techniques on prototypes, working with the design teams to continuously improve the manufacturability of the designs.
• Build test articles and support the Mechanisms Engineering team’s development and qualification test campaigns, iterating on hardware and processes as test results come in.
• Develop the subassembly build flow and iterate to create an efficient production flow for the satellite and ensure that build times align with current takt times.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior manufacturing engineers and technicians on mechanisms manufacturing best practices.
• Partner with a team of advanced manufacturing engineers to lead R&D of novel manufacturing technologies for current and future spacecraft products.

Skills

DFX guidance

GD&T

MES software

Rotational actuators

Gimbals

Reaction wheel assemblies

Tooling design

Manufacturing systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering

Tools

NX CAD

CAD software

MES systems

Job description

K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer to design, prototype, and scale production of high‑power satellite mechanisms. You will partner with Mechanisms Engineering to ensure manufacturability, build flight hardware, and define production flows for rotational actuators, separation mechanisms, gimbals, and reaction wheel assemblies.

You will lead DFX guidance, develop new manufacturing systems, create tooling and MES software, and mentor engineers to