System Integration and Test Lead

AscendArc • Beaverton, OR

3h • $160,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Come join us in shaping the future! Get in on the ground floor as an early member of our System Integration and Test team as a System Integration and Test Lead developing a revolutionary satellite communications system. Connect the vision to the hardware, build it, test it and fly it. AscendArc is a startup founded to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. We are looking for doers who want to work in a ground-breaking and fast-paced environment. Our success will depend on your energy, skill, and creativity.

Requirements

• 8+ years of spacecraft integration and test experience
• B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
• Demonstrated ownership of an AIT or FlatSat campaign, including integration flow, EGSE strategy, and verification execution
• Hands-on experience with hardware/software integration and ground-test interfaces (CAN, 1553, SpaceWire, or similar)
• Experience planning and executing spacecraft-level test campaigns
• Strong organizational and leadership skills; able to coordinate technicians, EGSE, and test automation into a coherent campaign

Nice To Haves

• Ideally, supporting a launch-site campaign

Responsibilities

• Own the FlatSat architecture and the assembly, integration, and test (AIT) campaign flow
• Own hardware/software integration and the ground-test interface
• Own the EGSE strategy and verification execution
• Carry the early bench work yourself before the EGSE engineer comes on
• Coordinate the technicians and test interns who support integration
• Create test sequences, EGSE, and procedures on the FlatSat that become the baseline for AIT on flight hardware
• Manage the launch site campaign — shipment, fueling, final integration, encapsulation, and the range interface
• Run the spacecraft side at the range while the mission operations lead mans the control center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior