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The Senior Mechanisms Engineer will define and deliver designs, manufacturing, testing, and integration plans for optical mechanisms in satellites, collaborating with teams to ensure successful product delivery.

The Senior GNC Engineer will develop navigation and control architectures, execute trade studies, support software validation for K2 missions, and enhance GNC systems for spacecraft performance.

Manage customer and launch partner interfaces for payload integration and certification at K2 Space, ensuring no execution show-stoppers occur during launches.

Own and produce technical and proposal documentation across the business lifecycle: translate complex spacecraft and mission engineering into clear, compliant proposals, technical deliverables, and marketing collateral; lead proposal coordination, compliance matrices, and on-time submissions while managing multiple SMEs, documents, and deadlines in a fast-paced startup.

Lead procurement strategy and execution for mechanical hardware, managing supplier lifecycle, BOMs, contracts, purchasing transactions, and cross-functional alignment to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets for satellite programs.

As a Build Engineer, you'll support subsystem builds for the Gravitas satellite, develop integration plans, improve build efficiency, and collaborate with teams on engineering solutions.

Lead end-to-end Type‑1 cryptographic architecture for spacecraft and ground systems, from concept through NSA certification and on‑orbit operations. Define COMSEC, key management/loading, integrate crypto across flight software, avionics, RF, and ground, produce certification artifacts, mitigate cryptographic and supply‑chain risks, and establish reusable standards for high‑volume satellite production.

Responsible for architecting and governing secure, high-performance network environments across various infrastructures, mentoring engineers, and defining strategic networking initiatives.

Lead manufacturing finance for operations: own product costing, overhead allocation, variance analysis, budgets/forecasts, and cost models to support production, pricing, and bids while partnering with cross-functional teams.

The Senior Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer will lead testing across electromechanical systems, develop test infrastructure, and mentor team members while ensuring production efficiency and validating designs through testing.