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Senior Vehicle & Mission Operations Engineer

K2 Space · Los Angeles, CA
$140K - $180KOpen 337 daysParental leaveSeniorRustPythonLinux

Senior Vehicle & Mission Operations Engineer is open at K2 Space in Los Angeles, CA. The posting gives a salary of $140K - $180K. Posted on Dec 12, 2025, and still on K2 Space’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.

About the role

From day one, you’ll be hands-on with our integrated satellite-level test campaign, diving deep into the K2 bus and laying the foundation for what comes next. Within your first few months, you’ll help define how we operate our first mission—shaping the tools, systems, and philosophy behind Mission Operations. As we move toward launch, you’ll be at the heart of it all. Over the following year, your impact will grow…

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

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