Automation & Controls Engineer

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and production engineers to ensure seamless production automation across hardware and control layers
• Design and develop production tooling electromechanical automation assemblies either in-house or through vendors
• Own hands-on buildout, activation, and qualification of automation and controls projects across the production line spanning machine design, robotics, computer vision, and other systems
• Implement HMI strategy and PLC automation to ensure machines are easy to operate with repeatable results
• Understand build flow, production reliability, and process control to increase production takt rate and first pass yield

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, materials, or relevant engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in high-volume manufacturing, production, or hands-on engineering environments
• Strong hands-on aptitude and willingness to work directly with hardware on the production floor
• Exposure to precision assembly or electromechanical integration processes
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
• Experience setting up a manufacturing/production floor for first article builds

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with industrial automation hardware & controls, PLC/HMI/Robotics software control stacks, electrical and fluid schematics
• Exposure to space, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
• Experience designing automation systems for manufacturability
• Experience developing production processes from the ground up
• Experience working closely with technicians and build tooling
• Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent) and GD&T

About the Company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by leading investors, K2 is mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.