Space Vehicle Test Engineer
On-siteChantilly, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Direct Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO) activities by supporting staffing, planning, and headcount allocation to ensure adequate in-plant coverage. Facilitate factory inquiries and on-site visits while conducting requirements and Concept of Operations reviews to provide feedback. Witness floor operations, review procedures, and provide independent verification to improve operational safety and efficiency. Deliver Mandatory Inspection Point (MIP) coverage and report status when available. Inform customers of Al&T status via verbal, daily written, and ad hoc reports, leveraging contractor reports, floor walks, and interviews to maintain situational awareness. Serve as the primary communication channel for technical and operational updates. This role provides technical support, coaching, and mentoring to Government points of contact relative to ongoing Space Vehicle Assembly Integration and Test activities across diverse geographically located contractor facilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field
- 9-14 year experience in ATLO, Al&T or Systems engineering for space programs
- Proven leadership in Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) activities, including team management and stakeholder coordination
- Familiarity with Department of War (DoW)/Intelligence Community (IC) programs and Statement of Work (SOW) compliance
- Strong organizational and communication skills within high pressure environments
- Experience in reviewing installation/test procedures, monitoring execution, identifying risks, discrepancy resolution and on-site support
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
- Active Counterintelligence (CI) or Full Scope (FS) Polygraph
Desired Qualifications
- INCOSE ESEP or CSEP
- Master degree and 8 years of experience
- Experience using systems engineering processes, methods, tools, and program roles to develop, implement, and deploy solutions for Satellite Systems.
- Experience as an intelligence analyst with demonstrated skills in communicating with analytical communities
- Thorough understanding of space systems design, integration and test requirements and test execution, including test equipment support.
- Experience in Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) construct and Earned Value processes
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