Senior Integration & Test Engineer

Varda Space Industries • El Segundo, CA

2h • $130,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Systems, Integration, and Test Engineer, you will have a broad role scope owning vehicle systems, integration, and test. Ultimately, engineers are responsible for the vehicle and ensuring all systems are ready for launch and operations. To accomplish this, engineers need knowledge of system design, manufacturing, test, and operations. This role interfaces with all engineering departments and Integration and Test Engineers must be able to drive conflicting requirements to implemented solutions.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in engineering, physics, or related field and 5+ years of experience in systems, integration, and/or test
• Teamwork, communication, and problem solving in a collaborative environment
• Proven experience working on complex technical programs, preferably within aerospace or related industries
• Strong first principles thinking and technical breadth across relevant fields (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.)
• Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems
• Hands-on experience building aerospace vehicles
• Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs.
• Must be comfortable bending, stooping, and standing
• Hands-on position may require standing and working directly with hardware on the floor

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including all satellite subsystems
• Experience with project management of the full lifecycle of a project
• Capability to solve complex problems autonomously as an individual or as a member of an integrated team.
• Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as C++ & Python
• Experience with aerospace hardware development practices (e.g., qualification testing practices, design for typical space environments, cleanliness, etc.)
• Prior work in a technical leadership role for a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
• Experience supporting flight test or flying spacecraft
• Experience in a production environment
• Wiring schematic, harness design, and harness manufacturing experience
• Unigraphics NX experience or similar CAD software

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the vehicle integration and test campaign to validate and verify vehicle flight readiness
• Own technical decisions to ensure vehicle success
• Analyze and optimize system-level performance metrics, including but not limited to mass, delta-V, power, and data budgets to ensure technical feasibility and operational success
• Influence and direct the vehicle by conducting, evaluating, and leading system-level trades and design reviews to drive top-level vehicle design, functionality, and ultimately performance.
• Manage the technical outcome and milestone schedule to enable the delivery of vehicles on schedule
• Own vehicle schematic and harness design by understanding and providing input to vehicle avionics, propulsion, and guidance systems
• Evaluate vehicle change impacts and drive execution of vehicle-level change implementation
• Utilize python to automate system testing and data review to increase efficiency and repeatability of vehicle level hardware health verification
• Operate vehicles in space

Benefits

• Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
• Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
• 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
• Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
• Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
• Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
• Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees