Environmental Test Engineer

E-Space•Saratoga, CA

5d•$140,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

E-Space is seeking an Environmental Test Engineer to lead the launch and space environmental qualification and acceptance test campaign for E-Space's large deployable antenna structure. This role involves defining, planning, and executing vibration, shock, thermal-vacuum, and acoustic testing for the stowed and deployed antenna assembly. The engineer will manage the process from requirements flow-down through anomaly disposition and test report generation. This is a hands-on position that requires a proactive approach to problem-solving during test anomalies. The role requires on-site presence in California or Texas, with coordination of test facilities and hardware presence, and may involve travel between sites.

Requirements

BS or MS or Ph.D. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
Experience planning and executing structural environmental test campaigns - vibration, shock, or thermal-vacuum - for flight or high-reliability hardware.
Experience with fixturing, instrumentation (accelerometers, strain gauges, RTDs/PRTs), and data acquisition systems.
Ability to develop pre-test predictions and interpret post-test data against FEA model outputs.
Familiarity with MIL-STD-1540, GEVS, or equivalent environmental test standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience with large or flexible structures - solar arrays, booms, deployable antennas, or membrane/gossamer systems - where conventional rigid-body fixturing assumptions break down.
TVAC deployment testing experience, or equivalent thermal-vacuum test of mechanism or deployable hardware.
Experience with model-test correlation and understanding of how fixturing and test-article mass affect frequency response.
Familiarity with structural dynamics analysis tools (Nastran, ANSYS, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Own the environmental test plan for the integrated antenna structure - vibration, shock, acoustic, and TVAC - from requirements flow-down to test report.
Define test levels and acceptance/qualification margins based on launch vehicle environments and system-level requirements, working with the structures analyst and IAS lead.
Coordinate with test facilities (in-house and external) to plan, schedule, and execute test campaigns for the stowed antenna assembly.
Instrument and fixture test articles; develop test procedures, pre-test predictions, and test-as-you-fly configurations.
Perform real-time data monitoring during test execution; make go/no-go calls and manage test anomaly response in accordance with procedures.
Own post-test inspection, data reduction, and correlation of test results against pre-test predictions.
Document test results; maintain test verification closure records in the V&V matrix.