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.
The Role:
As a Quality Inspector, CMMyou willbe responsible fordimensional inspection and metrology of precision aerospace hardwaresupporting satellite manufacturing and integration. You will own complex dimensional inspection using CMMs and other metrology equipment and work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain, Production, and suppliers to ensure hardware meets engineering requirements. This role will also helpestablishK2’s internal dimensional inspection capability, evaluate supplier inspection capability, and use inspection data to improve supplier performance andoptimizeK2’s receiving inspection process
Responsibilities:- Performdimensionalinspectionof complex machined and fabricated aerospace hardware using a CMM and conventionalinspectionequipment
- Develop, execute, and improve CMM inspection programs
- Interpret engineering drawings and GD&T requirements toestablishappropriate inspectionstrategies
- Perform first article, receiving, in-process, and final dimensional inspections
- Support inspection of large structures and assemblies using laser tracker or other portable metrology equipment
- Analyze dimensional inspection results and clearly communicate findings to Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Production, and suppliers
- Support machine shop process development through dimensional feedback
- Partner with Supply Chain and Quality Engineering to evaluate supplier inspection capability and performance
- Review supplier FAIRs and dimensional inspection reports and helpdeterminewhen incoming inspection can be reduced based ondemonstratedsupplier performance
- Maintain inspection equipment, programs, records, and calibration status
- Train other inspectors and technicians on dimensional inspection methods
Qualifications:- 5+ years ofdimensional inspectionormetrologyexperience in aerospace, precision machining, or similar manufacturing
- Strong understanding of GD&T and ASME Y14.5Experience inspecting tight-tolerance machined components
- Ability to independently interpret complex engineering drawings
- Proficiencywith precision measuring equipment
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have:
Experience programming CMMs using Polyworks, Calypso, PC-DMIs, or similar softwareAS9102 FAIRexperienceExperience with large aerospace structures
Additional Requirements:- Willing to work overtime and weekends as needed
- Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces
- Must be able to lift and carry parts or equipment up to 50 lbs. unassisted
Compensation and Benefits:- Hourly pay range for this non-exempt role is $33- $48 + equity in the company
- Compensation will be based on several factors including, but not limitedto:knowledge and skills, education, andexperiencelevel
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many otherperks
Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
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Export Compliance
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