Environmental Test Engineer

As an Environmental Test Engineer, you will have the unique challenge of working at the intersection of all engineering disciplines to ensure our hardware meets the highest level of quality and reliability. You will be responsible for developing and implementing test plans, equipment, and processes to execute testing of spacecraft, its sub-assemblies and components.

Role

• Develop and implement test procedures and processes for dynamic and thermal testing of spacecraft hardware.
• Define environmental test equipment specifications, identify vendors, qualify equipment, and implement into production.
• Design and develop test setups and fixturing for engineering development and qualification testing.
• Perform analysis, evaluate test results, and prepare test reports for stakeholder review.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause, and corrective action efforts of environmental test process, equipment, procedure, and fixture related issues.
• Lead Design for Test efforts to optimize for environmental test production processes.
• Develop standard operating procedures and tools for test operations and related processes.
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for environmental test processes and equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years experience in testing electronics, electro-mechanical assemblies, or integrated systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role.
• Must be onsite 5 days a week.

Bonus

• Experience developing and executing test plans and test procedures from requirements.
• Experience in performing thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, or acoustic testing.
• Experience operating and maintaining thermal chambers, TVAC chambers, or vibration shakers.
• Experience with test instrumentation, e.g., thermocouples, accelerometers, etc.
• Experience with space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing.