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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
209
open professional roles
126
opened in the last 90 days
224 in the last 12 months
4%
of roles are remote
3
states hiring
California, Washington, District of Columbia
What it hires for: Engineering (178), Human Resources (9), Operations (8), Finance (5), Legal (3). By level: mid level (84), early career (48), director (46), manager (16), senior ic (14).
Where: Los Angeles, CA (191), Seattle, WA (22), United States - Remote (9), Torrance, CA (1), Washington DC (1), Washington, D.C. (1).
Main hubs: Los Angeles, CA (191), Seattle, WA (22), Torrance, CA (1). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Los Angeles, CA ranks
Where Los Angeles, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs498 openings · of 67
- #2Best cities for media and entertainment jobs429 openings · of 17
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast428 jobs · of 47
- #3Best cities for legal jobs339 openings · of 36
- #3Best cities for design jobs158 openings · of 10
- #3Best cities for healthcare jobs590 openings · of 82
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
K2 Space in the industry job lists
Where K2 Space places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #5Employers with the most open space jobs183 open · of 25
- #5Entry-level space jobs and who is hiring47 entry-level · of 25
- #13Highest-paying clean energy and nuclear employers$158k · of 22
- #20Highest-paying space employers$158k · of 25
K2 Space hiring at a glance
- We have tracked K2 Space's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 226 professional roles in that time.
- 53 of K2 Space's 203 open roles (26%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 10 open roles (5%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include PyTorch.
- Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 9 remote, 1 on-site.
- Among open roles, 20 require a security clearance.
- 39% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
- 46 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 82 days ago.
- By open professional roles, K2 Space ranks #49 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.
What K2 Space asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 84
- c++ 49
- linux 33
- supply chain 22
- matlab 20
- sql 20
- procurement 18
- project management 17
- ci/cd 13
- docker 13
AI tools named: PyTorch (1).
How K2 Space compares with Aerospace & Defense employers
| Measure | K2 Space | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 203 | 41 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 39% | 18% |
| Roles that are remote | 4% | 0% |
Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What K2 Space pays
Across 88 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 39% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Various | $65,000–$100,000 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is K2 Space hiring?
- K2 Space has 209 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 126 opened in the last 90 days and 224 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does K2 Space pay?
- Across 88 postings with a posted salary range, K2 Space's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does K2 Space hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 53 of K2 Space's 203 open roles (26%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does K2 Space offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 9 remote, 1 on-site.
- What skills does K2 Space ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (84), c++ (49), linux (33), supply chain (22), matlab (20), sql (20).
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