Senior Test Engineer - Space Solar
$145,000–$180,000 year
On-siteHawthorne, California, United States
Job Summary
Senior Test Engineer on the Starlight Solar team responsible for end-to-end test programs for space solar hardware—from cell-level electrical characterization through panel and array environmental qualification. Define test strategy, requirements, and acceptance criteria for development, qualification, and acceptance testing; design and stand up test stands, fixtures, and data acquisition systems for electrical, thermal, mechanical, and environmental testing; lead environmental qualification campaigns (thermal vacuum, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, humidity) and post-test data review; perform LIV/flash testing, electroluminescence imaging, dark IV, and degradation analysis; drive root-cause investigations and collaborate with design engineering to improve hardware; write and review test procedures, plans, and qualification reports; influence hardware design for testability; mentor engineers and technicians and scale the program.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, materials, physics, or a related engineering or science discipline
- 6+ years of test engineering experience on hardware, with demonstrated ownership of test programs from planning through execution and reporting
- Track record of running qualification or acceptance test campaigns on production or flight hardware
- Experience leading technical work across cross-functional teams (design, manufacturing, quality)
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