# Senior Solar Equipment Engineer at K2 Space

- Company: K2 Space
- What the company does: Building the largest satellites in orbit. Ultra-powerful, scalable platforms engineered for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar missions. Explore the next-generation of satellites. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, First Round and ICONIQ.
- Company website: https://www.k2space.com/#
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/k2spacecorporation/jobs/5466550008?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/k2-space-senior-solar-equipment-engineer/

## About the role

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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Collaborate with the facilities and process engineers to install, qualify, maintain, and continually improve solar array manufacturing equipment
- Own equipment reliability and uptime, design, execute, and analyze experiments to improve within tool process variance, tool to tool performance variance, and defect performance
- Develop and execute robust preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare parts programs, and tool matching protocols
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions within your equipment
- Work with vendors and our internal automation team on equipment design improvements, upgrades, and custom solutions
- Establish equipment performance metrics (OEE, MTBF, MTTR) and implement statistical process control for hardware stability

Tags: Engineering

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