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Overview

K2 is a high-growth company focused on building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, backed by significant funding and contracts. The Development Test Engineer will play a crucial role in testing components and subsystems for these advanced satellite systems.

Responsibilities

  • Own kickoff, design, fabrication, build, operation, data collection, and conclusion/results for development tests.
  • Design test hardware, fixturing, and tooling using CAD, FEA, and hand calculations.
  • Have a hands-on approach to activating test stands, operating test equipment, instrumentation, and executing tests in a safe and organized manner.
  • Troubleshoot performance issues and recommend solutions during test campaigns.
  • Clearly communicate technical data, findings, and recommendations to team members across all levels of the organization.
  • Continuously improve test standards by creating tools, methods, and processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline.
  • Experience with CAD or FEA software packages.
  • 2+ years of industry experience with mechanical, structural, and/or electromechanical design and analysis.
  • Experience designing, building, and testing mechanical assemblies and test fixtures for aerospace or terrestrial applications.
  • Hands-on fabrication experience.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $58/hr, this posting sits about 34% above the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA — toward the top of a $34–$58/hr middle band drawn from 61 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 72% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 88 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 60 different employers. 25 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 592 other active welding openings from 268 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 1 other opening 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), Vast (18), and Relativity Space (17). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Gardena at $73/hr, Redondo Beach at $72/hr, and Pasadena at $61/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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