Avionics Systems Test Engineering Intern Summer 2027

<div class="content-intro"><p data-renderer-start-pos="41">K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="570">The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft.

Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and tomorrow's massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="994">With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We’re looking for a stellar Avionics Systems/Test Engineering Intern to join our team for a 3 month internship. Working closely with our engineers, you will be responsible </span><span data-contrast="auto">for system design, analysis, testing and integration of avionics on some of the largest, most powerful, rapidly designed and manufactured satellites. </span><span data-contrast="none">You will work hands-on with novel a</span><span data-contrast="auto">vionics interfacing, harnessing, instrumentation, RF components, and GNC actuators </span><span data-contrast="none">used across the satellite, while getting exposure to other subsystems within the engineering organization.

K2 Space is a highly collaborative environment, and our interns will be encouraged to work with mentors and other team members to execute complex projects.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Serve as Responsible Engineer for avionics system design, performance, hardware, and test across the satellite bus</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate closely within the cross functional Engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades, </span><span data-contrast="auto">build avionics test systems, </span><span data-contrast="auto">and integrate flight hardware into the spacecraft </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Create and update technical documentation including system and test asset diagrams, schematics, interface control documents, procedures, and test/anomaly reports</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design, build, and program automated test stands for avionics hardware</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Execute avionics component and system testing on flight hardware through development, acceptance, qualification, and integration testing</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Support spacecraft integration testing, production issue dispositions, troubleshooting failures, and managing overall spacecraft risk</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design, develop and build avionics production infrastructure</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Write modular and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">reusable test, analysis, and automation software in Python and Rust</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Effectively manage and communicate project plan, milestones, and schedule execution</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Arial" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Arial" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">6+ months experience of technical engineering skills outside of the university setting classroom (eg: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":200}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Additional Requirements</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Available for a minimum 12-week internship in person at our HQ in Torrance</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Nice to Have</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on experience with environmental testing for space electronics and harnessing such as thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per SMC-S-016</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Competence with electrical test equipment (power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with high-voltage electrical systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with NX or similar CAD software </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience in PCB schematic capture and board layout, ideally using Altium or similar software</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with Linux, Bash, C++</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience </span><span data-contrast="auto">with networking systems and associated testing tools: TCP/UDP, IP, VLANs, iperf, tcpdump </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with vehicle level testing including writing test procedures, creating robust and efficient test sequencing, and analytical data review to evaluate hardware health </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Compensation and Benefits:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Arial" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Hourly pay range for this non-exempt role is $30 - $40 per hour </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Arial" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Hourly rate will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Arial" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Housing and travel stipend may also be available</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!</p> <p>If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.</p> <p><strong>Export Compliance</strong></p> <p>As defined in the ITAR, “U.S. Persons” include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (i.e., Green Card holders), and certain protected individuals (e.g., refugees/asylees, American Samoans).

Please consult with a knowledgeable advisor if you are unsure whether you are a “U.S. Person.”</p> <p>The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a “U.S. person” as defined by <a class="c-link" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/22/120.15" target="_blank">22 C.F.R. § 120.15</a> or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity</strong></p> <p>K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</p></div>