

The success of Kuiper depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.Key job responsibilities
- Driving and developing departmental continuous improvement initiatives and support implementation.
- Assemble mechanical and electrical satellite components, sub-assemblies, and integration assemblies, fabricating and/or processing materials into complex manufactured products, and operating testing equipment and tooling, all in a Cleanroom and ESD control environment.
- Lead process work and review output for quality and adherence to standards and procedures
Additional Requirements:
- Willing to work all shifts, overtime and weekends as needed. Estimated shift times 1st shift: Sun-Wed 6AM-4:30PM Shift will vary, depending on program needs
- Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position
- Able to lift-up to 25lbs. unassistedExport Control Requirement:
A day in the life
- High school or equivalent diploma
- 4+ years relevant high traceability manufacturing experience (Aerospace / Medical, etc.)
- 4+ years of hands-on work experience Electro-Mechanical Assembly, Final Integration and/ or Harness Integration experience
- 4+ years experience in a fast-paced production environment with Flight Hardware
- 4+ years of hand on experience with precision torque, measurement and inspection devices (i.e., automated and manual torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, profilometers, optical inspection devices, multi-meters, torque wrenches)
- 1+ years prior leadership experience, to include leading teams, projects or people
- Experience bringing teams and processes from development to production
- Aircraft & Powerplant (A&P) certification/license
- Able to read, interpret and work from engineering documentation and/ or drawings
- Experience working with FOD, ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment
- Previous military service a plus
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Kuiper IT Services is looking to hire a skilled IT Support Engineer to provide comprehensive technical support for our infrastructure, warehousing operations, production environments, and laboratory facilities. This role is crucial in maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring reliable technology systems across our organization.Key job responsibilities
- Provision, Deploy, and troubleshoot Windows, Linux, and maxOS workstations
- Provision, Deploy, and troubleshoot bare-metal windows and Linux servers
- Configure, Deploy, and Replace network infrastructure including switches, routers, and firewalls
- Participate in hiring, training and development of others
- Provide technical support for Kuiper Production, lab and launch Infrastructure, components, and associated software- Perform scheduled maintenance and system upgrades
- Assist with project implementations and technology deployments
- Drives engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards.
- Participate in on-call responsibilities.
- up to 25% Travel RequirementsSecurity Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.A day in the life
You start the day by reviewing critical incidents that need to be prioritized. After addressing immediate concerns, you will join the daily team stand up and work on projects and tickets critical to production and take part with a rotating on-call. In this role, you will build relationships with production teams, mentor, and ensure stability and standardization. Operational excellence and customer obsession are core values of this role, as we own providing best-in-class services to the critical Kuiper systems.
- 3+ years of technical infrastructure support experience
- 3+ years of networking fundamentals
- 3+ years of working with Clients and Servers
- You must possess an active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
- CCNA or equivalent networking certifications or knowledge.
- Linux + or equivalent Linux knowledge.

“This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.”Key job responsibilities
Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis.
Responsible for electrical circuit design (including digital and analog power) for hosting sensitive RF and communications payloads including processing, memory, and communication buses.
Strong technical background and work experience designing electronic circuits including Analog Power, Digital Design, Mixed-Signal ADC/DAC, Processors, FPGA, MCU, SoC, Memory, Transceivers, Clock generation and distribution.
Analyze designed circuits using software tools for performance and characterization including Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) on fabricated Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs.
Identify top level customer requirements and ensure high quality and innovative designs are pursued.
Perform electrical design and layout trade studies for electrical and power sub-systems contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams.
Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty
Deliver well-written documentation, reports, and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts.
Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering
- Experience in electronic circuit design and analysis.

Export Control Requirement:Key job responsibilities
* Develop highly reliable flight software, ranging from low level control to autonomous system behaviors for RTOS and/or bare-metal environments
* Develop supporting test, validation, and simulation software infrastructure
* Participate in the full life-cycle of software development, from requirements definition and design all the way to deployment and maintenance in orbit
* Work closely with software, hardware and systems engineers to support design, build, integration, test, and deployment of high speed optical communication systemsA day in the life
As a Software Engineer, you will be a member of the Optical Inter-Satellite Link team, focusing on the design, implementation, and verification of software systems to control and monitor high-speed optical communications. You will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and ensuring high quality and innovative designs are pursued, while also supporting other Project Kuiper colleagues with improving embedded system designs.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++/Rust/assembly and scripting development in Python

Key job responsibilities
* Lead a diverse team of mechanical designers and analysts on projects that can vary from space based payloads and structures, to airborne electronics and antennas, to ground based mechanism, electronics and support equipment
* Establish and enforce technical standards, guidelines, and checklists to ensure the appropriate balance between rigor and execution velocity
* Apply extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering to mentor and guide the team in developing these systems while balancing requirements with reliability, SWAP, and complexity
* Chair design reviews, risk assessments, and problem resolution throughout the product development lifecycle
* Be an expert in one or more areas of mechanical design or analysis, thermal design or analysis, structural dynamics.
* Hire and develop requisite talent to ensure the team can meet KGS's goals and deliver for customer needs .Scoping, managing, resourcing, and delivering multiple technical projects in parallel from concept to production
* Developing and reporting performance metrics for the mechanical engineering team to peers and executives
* Interfacing with engineering managers, product management, and/or program management to drive new product development programs from concept to production
* Support project and resource planning for individual projects and the engineering organization
Security Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.
BS in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years managing hardware engineering teams
8+ years as a lead mechanical engineer (design, structural, thermal, or dynamics)
Expert in at least one mechanical engineering discipline (Design/Structural/Thermal) and well versed in the other disciplines
Demonstrated expertise in spacecraft structures or electronics packaging applications
MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering
10+ years managing large hardware engineering teams
10+ years as a lead mechanical engineer (design, structural, thermal, dynamics)
Expert in multiple mechanical engineering discipline (Design/Structural/Thermal/dynamics) and well versed in the other disciplines

As an Device Software Development Engineer on the Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) team, you will design and develop embedded software for Kuiper’s satellite and ground systems. You’ll work on fault-tolerant, real-time platforms, collaborating closely with hardware, systems, and product teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance solutions.This role is based in Northridge, CA, or Redmond, WA, with U.S. relocation benefits. Onsite work is required 5 days a week.Key job responsibilities
• Design, develop, and optimize embedded software for Kuiper’s satellite and ground terminal systems, focusing on fault-tolerant, real-time platforms.
• Leverage modern application frameworks for Embedded Linux and RTOS platforms to develop scalable, modular, and high-performance software.
• Implement and integrate software for data processing, device control, and networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP).
• Debug and resolve complex hardware-software integration issues using tools like logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless hardware-software interaction and system reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct design reviews, and uphold high software quality standards.This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 2+ years of programming experience in C, C++, or Rust for resource-constrained systems
- Proficiency in debugging, optimization, and hardware-software system integration
- Proficiency in debugging, optimization, and hardware-software system integration
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Hands-on experience with Xilinx platforms, custom silicon development, cryptography, and secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices
- In-depth knowledge of Linux kernel internals, including process scheduling, memory management, concurrency, synchronization, and networking subsystems
- Familiarity with networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP) and low-level hardware interfaces such as I2C, SPI, and PCIe

The Role:
As a Senior RTL Design Engineer, you will be part of an advanced architecture team that is exploring new hardware designs to improve our devices. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the micro-architecture and implementing the corresponding RTL for advanced functional blocks. You will participate in the design verification and bring-up of such blocks by writing relevant assertions, debugging code, test benches, test harnesses, and otherwise interacting with the extended team. You will participate in the lab bring-up of these blocks either in an FPGA or silicon by potentially writing test scripts, analyzing lab data, proposing experiments, etc.You will work closely with multi-disciplinary groups including Product Design, Audio Technology, Computer Vision, Hardware Engineering, and Software Engineering, to architect and implement complex functional block that enable development of world-class hardware devices. In this role, you will:- Design world class hardware and software- Develop detailed design specifications and documentation
- Perform RTL coding and synthesis
- Work with Partners/Supplier to optimize and customize their products
- Run industry standard code quality tools and fix issues found by them
- Participate in test plan and coverage reviewsThe ideal candidate should have experience with RTL development environments, fluency in modern hardware description languages. They should have developed complex IP blocks from scratch that have successfully been integrated in SOCs or other such silicon that have been productized in consumer devices. They should be familiar with modern SoC architectures, various interconnect topologies such as AMBA AXI, APB, AHB, and implementations. Experience with I/O interfaces such as SPI, I2C, I2S, PDM, and MIPI CSI/DSI/Slimbus/Soundwire is
- Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
- 7+ years of RTL development experience with a record of taping out production silicon
- Experience with design development using Verilog/SystemVerilog
- Experience in defining micro-architecture from architecture guideline and model analysis.
- Experience in performance/power/area analysis and trade-offs
- Proficient in design methodologies and EDA tools
- Experience working with Synthesis, timing closure, and design constraints
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate technical ideas effectively
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- Experience with design of video/graphics pipeline and image processing algorithms
- Familiarity with display panel and display driver IC technologies
- Experience with ARM and various DSP ISA
- Experience debugging system-level issues
- Experience in entire design flow from architecture to final silicon.
- Good programming skills in C/C++ and scripting skills in Python, Tcl, and/or Perl
- 10 years or more of practical experience
- Experience with wide variety of low power design techniques
- Working experience with high performance industry standard buses like AMBA AXI4
- Experience in integrating third party IP blocks, building top level modules, defining clock domains and power domains
- Large breadth of knowledge from architecture through physical design
- Knowledge of FPGA and emulation platforms
- Knowledge of SoC architecture
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The success of Kuiper depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.Key job responsibilities
- Driving and developing departmental continuous improvement initiatives and support implementation.
- Assemble mechanical and electrical satellite components, sub-assemblies, and integration assemblies, fabricating and/or processing materials into complex manufactured products, and operating testing equipment and tooling, all in a Cleanroom and ESD control environment.
- Lead process work and review output for quality and adherence to standards and procedures
Additional Requirements:
- Willing to work all shifts, overtime and weekends as needed. Estimated shift times 1st shift: Sun-Wed 6AM-4:30PM Shift will vary, depending on program needs
- Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position
- Able to lift-up to 25lbs. unassistedExport Control Requirement:
A day in the life
- High school or equivalent diploma
- 4+ years relevant high traceability manufacturing experience (Aerospace / Medical, etc.)
- 4+ years of hands-on work experience Electro-Mechanical Assembly, Final Integration and/ or Harness Integration experience
- 4+ years experience in a fast-paced production environment with Flight Hardware
- 4+ years of hand on experience with precision torque, measurement and inspection devices (i.e., automated and manual torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, profilometers, optical inspection devices, multi-meters, torque wrenches)
- 1+ years prior leadership experience, to include leading teams, projects or people
- Experience bringing teams and processes from development to production
- Aircraft & Powerplant (A&P) certification/license
- Able to read, interpret and work from engineering documentation and/ or drawings
- Experience working with FOD, ESD sensitive hardware and clean room requirements
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment
- Previous military service a plus
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