University Recruiting Lead

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by $450M from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alpine Space Ventures, and others – with an additional $500M 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 planned through 2026 and 2027, we're Building Bigger to develop the solar system and become a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a groundbreaking Series C space startup, we’d love for you to apply.

K2 Space is growing fast, and our future team starts with the students and new grads we bring in today. We're looking for a University Recruiting Lead who genuinely enjoys getting to know students, faculty, and career centers, and who wants campus recruiting to feel like the start of a real relationship, not just a transaction. You'll be the person who finds great students, helps us choose the right ones fairly, and makes sure their internship or first job here actually sets them up to do meaningful work. You'll partner closely with our engineers, our People team, and our leadership, and you'll have real ownership over how this program grows. This role is based in person at our headquarters in Torrance, CA, with regular trips out to campuses and career fairs.

• Build and own our intern and new grad recruiting strategy, covering how we attract students, how we select them, and how we set them up to succeed once they join us

• Build relationships with target schools (career centers, student clubs, labs, and professional societies) so we're a familiar, steady presence on campus instead of a company that only shows up once a year

• Create a warm, genuine employer brand for students: campus events, info sessions, career fairs, ambassador programs, and content that gets students excited about K2 well before they start job hunting

• Design and improve our interview process for interns and new grads so it feels fair, clear, and focused on potential rather than years of experience, with rubrics that keep bias out of the room

• Work with engineering and other team leads to shape internship projects and new grad placements so people land in roles where they can