Avionics Systems Test Engineering Intern Summer

Position: Avionics Systems/Test Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 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.

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. 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. The

Role 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 for system design, analysis, testing and integration of avionics on some of the largest, most powerful, rapidly designed and manufactured satellites. You will work hands-on with novel avionics interfacing, harnessing, instrumentation, RF components, and GNC actuators 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.

Responsibilities Serve as Responsible Engineer for avionics system design, performance, hardware, and test across the satellite bus Collaborate closely within the cross functional Engineering teams to capture requirements, lead design trades, build avionics test systems, and integrate flight hardware into the spacecraft Create and update technical documentation including system and test asset diagrams, schematics, interface control documents, procedures, and test/anomaly reports Design, build, and program automated test stands for avionics hardware Execute avionics component and system testing on flight hardware through development, acceptance, qualification, and integration testing Support spacecraft integration testing, production issue dispositions, troubleshooting failures, and managing overall spacecraft risk Design, develop and build avionics production infrastructure Write modular and reusable test, analysis, and automation software in Python and Rust Effectively manage and communicate project plan, milestones, and schedule execution

Qualifications Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering 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) Additional

Requirements Available for a minimum 12-week internship in person at our HQ in Torrance Nice to Have Ability to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers 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 Competence with electrical test equipment (power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.)

Experience with high-voltage electrical systems

Experience with NX or similar CAD software

Experience in PCB schematic capture and board layout, ideally using Altium or similar software Experience…