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Salary: USD 130,000 - 165,000 / annual
K2 Space is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, 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. The company has over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers and is mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space. With multiple launches planned for 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites per year, K2 is a high-growth Series D-funded company.
In this role, you will design, build, and own the compliance program for K2 Space's supply chain. You will serve as the subject matter expert in supply chain compliance best practices for space hardware, building a compliant and resilient supply base that provides competitive advantage. Your responsibilities include:
• Build and maintain the supply chain compliance program, including policies, procedures, training, and audit processes that scale with the company
• Partner with procurement and supplier development engineering to onboard suppliers, verify compliance, and maintain records
• Maintain supplier templates, onboarding documentation, supplier questionnaires, and procurement compliance forms
• Ensure procurement transactions comply with company purchasing policies
• Review and ensure correct application of standard Purchase Order Terms & Conditions, quality clauses, shipping requirements, and procurement language
• Manage export control compliance in the supply chain, including ITAR/EAR requirements for technical data sharing, supplier eligibility, and international sourcing
• Build compliance metrics and reporting that give leadership clear visibility into supply chain risk and program readiness
• Support proposal activities by providing supplier compliance information, approved supplier data, sourcing inputs, and procurement compliance documentation
• Act as the compliance partner for procurement, quality, legal, engineering, and programs on sourcing and supplier decisions
You will work closely with procurement, quality, legal, engineering, programs, and external suppliers to deliver hardware that meets cost, schedule, quality, and regulatory requirements for company-critical missions. Your ability to turn complex regulations into practical processes the team can follow will be essential.
REQUIREMENTS:
The posting indicates qualifications are required but the specific list was omitted from the excerpt provided. However, the role emphasizes deep understanding of export controls (ITAR/EAR), government contract flowdowns (FAR/DFARS), counterfeit parts prevention, and supplier compliance qualification requirements. The role requires U.S. Person status as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or certain protected individuals) or eligibility for a federally issued export control license, as the position will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations.
