Spacecraft & stations · Satellite manufacturer
K2 Space jobs
K2 Space builds, in its own words, the largest satellites in orbit: high-power, scalable satellite platforms for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar missions. Most of its hiring is in Los Angeles.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 232 open jobs at K2 Space; their typical pay runs $125k to $250k a year, with a median of $158k.
Typical pay, live
Latest K2 Space openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCGNC Engineer - Navigation Sensors and Algorithms (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Los Angeles, CA · 1d agoDetails
$110,000–$200,000/yrGNC Engineer - Trajectory Design and Guidance Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Los Angeles, CA · 1d agoDetails
$120,000–$200,000/yrProduction Manager, Machining & Fabrication (opens the job details)
Technicians · Los Angeles, CA · 2d agoDetails
$150,000–$190,000/yrHR Business Partner (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles, CA · 3d agoDetails
$100,000–$130,000/yrGround Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles, CA · 4d agoDetails
$123,000–$150,000/yrProduction Manager, Avionics and Electro-Mechanical (opens the job details)
Technicians · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$150,000–$190,000/yrManager, Solar Engineering (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$150,000–$250,000/yrSpacecraft Production Control Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$135,000–$175,000/yrSenior Modeling & Simulation Engineer (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$160,000–$200,000/yrFacilities Electrical Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$35–$45/hrTechnical Program Manager, Flight Software (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$165,000–$235,000/yrPhysical Security & Operations Officer (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Los Angeles, CA · 1w agoDetails
$30–$37/hr
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K2 Space at a glance
K2 Space builds, in its own words, the largest satellites in orbit: high-power, scalable satellite platforms for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar missions. Most of its hiring is in Los Angeles.
232 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in K2 Space's name?
K2 Space's own sites: k2space.com.
What K2 Space pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $158k/yr over the 227 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $49.9k/yr up to $295k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 208 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 5 of the 232 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying K2 Space jobs open now
Every 232, highest pay firstPrincipal Thermal Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Los Angeles, CA · 3mo agoDetails
$175,000–$295,000/yr- $190,000–$285,000/yr
- $190,000–$285,000/yr
- $190,000–$285,000/yr
- $190,000–$285,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What K2 Space looks for
The usual bar in each discipline K2 Space is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
K2 Space's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
K2 Space pay by occupation, from its own postings: RF engineer pay, Software engineer pay, Physicist pay, Cybersecurity expert pay, Program manager pay, Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay, Test engineer pay, Manufacturing engineer pay, Quality engineer pay, HR professional pay, Supply chain professional pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
K2 Space sites with openings
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Open jobs at K2 Space since Jun 2025
How many jobs K2 Space's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Jun 2025: 39 · low 30 (Aug 2025) · Oct 2026: 255 · today 253
Every month's count
- Jun 2025: 39
- Jul 2025: 35
- Aug 2025: 30
- Sep 2025: 38
- Dec 2025: 68
- Jan 2026: 86
- Feb 2026: 100
- Mar 2026: 125
- Apr 2026: 139
- Jun 2026: 148
- Jul 2026: 168
- Aug 2026: 189
- Sep 2026: 218
- Oct 2026: 255
- 6 Nov 2026: 253 (the board today)
Questions about K2 Space
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What does K2 Space pay?
Across the 227 open K2 Space jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $125k–$250k/yr and the median $158k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $49.9k/yr and the highest $295k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is K2 Space staffing?
Of its 232 openings, the largest groups are manufacturing & technicians (40), avionics & electrical (32) and mechanical, structures & thermal (27).
What does K2 Space ask for in space manufacturing and technician jobs?
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC. The exact bar is in each K2 Space posting.
How fresh is this list of K2 Space roles?
We read K2 Space's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as K2 Space keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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