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Overview

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, with significant funding and contracts, aiming to revolutionize the aerospace industry. The Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician will support the assembly and testing of satellite subsystems in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble, test, and rework electro-mechanical hardware including batteries, reaction wheels, and flight computers.
  • Follow detailed work instructions and manufacturing procedures, performing all work in the MES system.
  • Fabricate and terminate small harnesses within assemblies.
  • Support functional testing, environmental testing, and troubleshooting.
  • Set up, operate, and monitor thermal chambers during thermal cycles.
  • Occasionally support component integration onto the satellite bus.
  • Practice 5S principles of organizing and sustaining an efficient and presentable workspace.
  • Provide consistent process improvement feedback to engineering and production leadership.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience assembling, integrating, and testing flight hardware in the aerospace industry.
  • Proficiency with computers and ability to use MS Office and shop floor management software.
  • Demonstrated high level of ownership and problem-solving abilities.
  • Experience working with FOD, ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Must be able to perform repetitive tasks such as bending or twisting, grasping, standing, lifting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying, and use hands to operate tools or machine controls.
  • Must be able to lift and carry parts or equipment up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
  • Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
  • Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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Pay in context

At roughly $43/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $44/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA, whose middle half runs $36–$60/hr across 64 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 48% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 99 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 59 different employers. 47 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 594 other active welding openings from 272 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

K2 Space Corporation currently has 4 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Honeywell Aerospace (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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