Senior Spacecraft Design Reliability Engineer

Asymmetric Capital Partners; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites, seeking a Design Reliability and Build Readiness Lead to own and improve the design reliability framework across programs. You will drive standards, templates, and verification practices to ensure high-reliability hardware across missions.

You will lead design reviews, manage configuration control, and hand off to Build Reliability as production begins, enabling structured, traceable designs and smooth transitions amid a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 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 and teams.
• Strong understanding of launch vehicles, spacecraft, or aerospace systems.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Design review knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree or PhD (Nice to Have)

Job description

K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites, seeking a Design Reliability and Build Readiness Lead to own and improve the design reliability framework across programs. You will drive standards, templates, and verification practices to ensure high-reliability hardware across missions.

You will lead design reviews, manage configuration control, and hand off to Build Reliability as production begins, enabling structured, traceable designs and smooth transitions amid a fast-paced