Senior Test Engineer
$137,000–$193,000 year
On-sitePlaya Vista, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico
Job Summary
Own the planning and execution of component, subsystem, and system-level test campaigns for reentry vehicle deployment and separation mechanisms. Lead complex mechanical test demonstrations from early development through qualification, developing test plans, procedures, and readiness documentation. Design test fixtures, adapters, and ground support equipment while coordinating with external facilities to define interfaces and execution schedules. Drive hardware readiness, facility integration, and rapid troubleshooting during execution to validate performance and inform model correlation. Author test reports and communicate risks in design reviews. Requires in-office presence in Playa Vista, CA.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent technical experience
- Typically 5+ years of professional experience in development testing, qualification testing, or mechanical system test engineering for aerospace, defense, or similarly demanding applications
- Experience developing and executing component and subsystem-level test campaigns for mechanical hardware
- Experience writing test plans, procedures, test readiness documentation, and post-test reports
- Experience designing test fixtures, adapters, tooling, or ground support equipment for mechanical or aerospace hardware
- Strong understanding of mechanical systems, including structures, mechanisms, interfaces, and hardware integration
- Experience coordinating with external test facilities, vendors, or suppliers to execute complex test programs
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with design, analysis, manufacturing, and program teams to drive tests from concept through execution
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience owning complex mechanism, deployment, or separation system test campaigns from early development through integrated demonstration
- Experience testing hardware in high-dynamic, high-shock, vibration, or transient mechanical environments
- Experience supporting correlation of test results to loads, structural dynamics, or multibody dynamics models
- Experience developing and executing tests for qualified flight hardware
- Experience with instrumentation planning, sensor selection, data acquisition coordination, and extraction of design-relevant test data
- Experience supporting rapid hardware iteration and test-driven development in a hardware-rich environment
- Experience working with external government, commercial, or specialized test facilities
- Experience using CAD tools to design test fixtures, support equipment, or integration hardware
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