Spacecraft Propulsion Tech — Electric Thrusters, Equity

Telemetry Today LLC; Northern, Los Angeles (KY, CA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Spacecraft Propulsion Technician to join the team building and scaling production of high‑powered electric propulsion systems for orbital missions. You will support Hall effect thruster assembly, COPV testing, and system‑level production acceptance testing in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has hands-on aerospace assembly and test experience, familiarity with pressure systems, and comfort working across mechanical, electrical, and fluid domains.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on aerospace assembly and test experience in propulsion, pressure systems, fluid systems, or high-reliability hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assemble Hall thruster and sub-assemblies to engineering drawings, BOMs and work instructions.
• Support system integration and high-pressure operations, leak checks, proof testing, and pressure system verification on feed system and COPVs.
• Fabricate, bend, fit and install precision tubing and fluid lines; perform fitting operations to standards.
• Fabricate wire harnesses from drawings and electrical schematics.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, quality and design engineering to resolve hardware issues in real time.
• Follow work instructions and manufacturing procedures; record activity in MES system with traceability.

Skills

Aerospace assembly

Test experience

Problem solving

FOD/ESD awareness

Hand-on mechanics

Tools

MES/MRP software

Calibration tools (multimeters, torque wrenches)

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Spacecraft Propulsion Technician to join the team building and scaling production of high‑powered electric propulsion systems for orbital missions. You will support Hall effect thruster assembly, COPV testing, and system‑level production acceptance testing in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has hands-on aerospace assembly and test experience, familiarity with pressure systems, and comfort working across mechanical, electrical, and fluid domains.