Test Engineer - (BLFAEM101426)

Cimarron•Aurora, VA

18h

About The Position

Cimarron is seeking a Mid-level Lead Fault & Autonomy Engineer to support an opportunity 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 developing first-of-kind space vehicles, ground systems, and missions, many of which support predominantly classified programs. The engineer will work with system architects, ConOps developers, fault and autonomy designers, and teams across systems, hardware, software, power, payload, thermal, communications, and test engineering. Development timelines are aggressive, and the work involves solving previously unsolved problems in minimally defined design spaces. The position supports technology integration and development, fault-tolerant system design, and autonomy appropriate to customer risk tolerance. It includes failure analysis, onboard fault-protection requirements, and designing autonomy or ground procedures to recover from failures. The engineer will prepare review packages for senior leadership and provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, hold an active Top Secret security clearance, and be able to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening. Access to federal facilities requires a valid, unexpired Real ID-compliant driver's license or state-issued identification card at the time of hire. Cimarron offers competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, and educational reimbursement.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, due to facility security requirements.
Ability to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening, including testing for marijuana use.
A valid, unexpired Real ID-compliant driver's license or state-issued identification card at the time of hire.
An active Top Secret security clearance.
At least 3 years of direct experience with Satellite Systems Engineering groups.
At least 5 years of experience in systems engineering, systems integration, and/or software engineering.
At least 3 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 of experience 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.
7 years of systems engineering experience.
5 years of 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.