Principal Turbomachinery Engineer is open at K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA. The posting gives a salary of $175K - $200K. Posted on Sep 25, 2026, and still on K2 Space’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Critical to achieving K2's vision is deploying our 20-kW high-power spacecraft platform at scale across MEO, GEO, cis-lunar, and deep space. Realizing that vision means actively controlling the heat generated by the high-power payloads our platform hosts. This requires active thermal control systems such as pumped fluid loops, built from fluid turbomachinery, valves, accumulators, and pressure and temperature…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on K2 Space’s careers page.
Hiring at K2 Space
K2 Space has 244 open roles right now, 11 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Manufacturing & Trades and Operations. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $165K. See all its roles
