Test Engineer - (BLFAES101426.1)

Cimarron•Aurora, VA

About The Position

Cimarron is seeking a Senior-level Lead Fault & Autonomy Engineer to support an opportunity based in Seal Beach, California, with potential options to work from El Segundo, California; Aurora, Colorado; or Herndon, Virginia, based on candidate eligibility. The role contributes to development of first-of-kind space vehicles, ground systems, and missions, including programs supporting predominantly classified platforms and technologies. The engineer will work with system architects, Concept of Operations developers, fault and autonomy designers, and multiple engineering disciplines. The work involves aggressive development timelines and solving previously unsolved problems in minimally defined design spaces. Occasional on-call support for system anomalies is required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required due to facility security requirements.
Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, including testing for marijuana use.
Must possess a valid, unexpired Real ID-compliant driver's license or state-issued identification card at the time of hire.
Must have an active Top Secret security clearance.
15 or more years of direct experience with Satellite Systems Engineering groups.
15 or more years of experience in systems engineering, systems integration, and/or software engineering.
15 or more years of experience performing or reviewing failure analysis.
Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited school; a technical master's degree counts for 2 years and a technical PhD counts for 4 years.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Systems engineering experience.
Project management experience.
Strong oral, written, and visual communication skills.
Experience working with cross-functional teams and external customers.
Experience in spacecraft, launch vehicles, or highly autonomous unmanned systems.
Experience with failure analysis techniques such as Fault Tree and FMECA.
Experience with spacecraft mission operations.
Broad knowledge across spacecraft subsystems.

Responsibilities

Support technology integration for and development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions.
Develop and present review packages to internal and external senior leadership.
Work proactively and independently in a fast-paced, demanding atmosphere.
Ensure system hardware designs have adequate redundancy for required levels of fault tolerance.
Develop autonomy aligned with customer risk tolerance in the presence of anomalies.
Analyze system failure modes using failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) or fault tree analysis.
Develop software requirements for onboard fault protection to detect and isolate failures and transition to spacecraft safing modes.
Design autonomy or ground procedures to recover from failures.
Provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies.