Manager - System Test Engineering and Operations
On-siteSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead a small team of test engineers and technicians across environmental, durability, and replicated-flight testing campaigns exceeding 20,000 cycles per aircraft. Own the system-test facility roadmap, including equipment design, procurement, and custom development for wind tunnels, thermal chambers, and ingress test cells. Architect comprehensive test plans covering vibration, wind, rain, thermal, and lightning exposures while establishing processes for simultaneous test legs and clean handoffs to flight-test programs. Drive in-house software tools for aircraft maintenance and cycle-life counting to improve campaign execution. Hire, lead, and develop staff who build assets and diagnose hardware faults, prioritizing tradeoffs on test capability and execution across multiple hardware programs. Adapt rapidly to new hardware and first-of-its-kind programs while maintaining rigorous evidence and safe execution.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience leading test engineers, equipment designers, and technicians for complex hardware programs
- Experience planning and running environmental, durability, and reliability test campaigns that inform engineering decisions
- Strong hardware-debugging intuition and electrical troubleshooting skills for aircraft or similarly complex electromechanical systems
- Ability to design, build, or specify custom test equipment and facility infrastructure for demanding test conditions
- Sound judgment to prioritize test capability, campaign scope, and fault investigations across multiple hardware programs
- Familiarity with disciplined test processes and software for hardware configuration, maintenance, data capture, and test planning
- Adaptability when bringing new or first-of-its-kind hardware into test while maintaining rigorous evidence and safe execution
- Excellent ability to 'get unstuck' and make progress in a complex and changing environment
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