Senior Test Engineer

Amro Fabricating Corporation•Decatur, AL

1h•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Senior Test Engineer will lead mechanical system development and testing across all phases of advanced aerospace and defense programs. The role guides prototype builds, verification testing, and system validation, provides technical direction to junior engineers, and collaborates with design and analysis teams to mature and validate new technologies. This position is part of Karman Space & Defense’s Tactical Missiles and Integrated Defense Systems business, which develops integrated missile and defense systems for missions across air, land, and sea. The position requires U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws, including U.S. citizens and nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees. Karman Space and Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Minimum of 4 to 7 years of experience designing, assembling, and testing mechanical hardware and systems.
Familiarity with Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810).
Ability to diagnose hardware and assembly problems and develop practical corrective actions.
Familiarity with standard mechanical assembly practices and common mechanical troubleshooting approaches.
Proven experience leading product development tests, including development testing and assistance with qualification testing.
U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws.

Nice To Haves

Experience with energetic systems handling, assembly, and test.
Background in heat transfer, structural analysis, dynamics and kinematics, advanced high-strength materials, computer-aided design, and/or machine design.

Responsibilities

Serve as engineering lead for development and testing of new aerospace and defense hardware, providing technical direction to junior engineers.
Guide product designs through prototype builds, prototype testing, environmental testing, and flight testing.
Lead planning and execution of mechanical system test activities, including static, shock and vibration, thermal, and energetic testing.
Collaborate with design and analysis teams to develop hardware test plans and procedures from Verification Cross-Reference Matrices (VCRM).
Lead hardware testing, including test planning, fixture design, setup, execution, instrumentation, data acquisition, post-test analysis, and reporting.
Contribute to proposal development by providing labor and material estimates for prototype builds and testing.
Troubleshoot mechanical hardware and assembly issues such as interference, misalignment, improper fit, and tolerance stack-ups.