Test Engineer

Rendezvous Robotics•Golden, CO

7d•$80,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Today, everything we send to space is constrained by what fits inside a rocket fairing. That's a fundamental bottleneck to building more capable spacecraft. Rendezvous Robotics is solving this problem with electromagnetic self-assembling tiles: modular spacecraft components that rendezvous, dock, and latch to assemble bigger and more powerful spacecraft than anything that can be folded to fit into a rocket. We're a small team based in Golden, Colorado, executing on a clear path from flight demonstration to our first operational systems. Our work spans hardware, software, and systems engineering. We are looking for the best people in the world who want to build the next generation of advanced spacecraft.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related).
Hands-on experience planning and executing test campaigns — environmental, structural, EMI/EMC, and/or functional.
Strong data analysis and failure-analysis skills, with a systems-level view of how a test result maps back to requirements.
Comfort with data acquisition, test automation, and scripting (Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar).
Clear technical writing and communication — your procedures and reports need to stand on their own.
U.S. person status required (see below).

Nice To Haves

Experience with spacecraft, satellite, or other flight-hardware AI&T.
Familiarity with embedded systems, motor/actuator control, or sensor instrumentation.
Knowledge of relevant standards (e.g., MIL-STD-810, GSFC-STD-7000 / GEVS, or equivalent NASA/DoD specs).
Experience standing up a test lab or test infrastructure from scratch in a startup or small-team environment.
Master’s degree in engineering.

Responsibilities

Develop test plans, procedures, and readiness documentation for component, subsystem, and system-level testing, with clear traceability to requirements.
Build and maintain test infrastructure — fixtures, data acquisition, automation, and the tooling that makes campaigns repeatable.
Execute functional, environmental, and performance tests; collect and analyze data; and document results against pass/fail criteria.
Lead anomaly resolution and root-cause investigations, and drive corrective actions to closure.
Support assembly and integration of our electromagnetic tiles and multi-tile spacecraft, working shoulder-to-shoulder with design, manufacturing, and avionics engineers.
Serve as a technical point of contact for test activities in design reviews and major test events.
Help define the test strategy as the program scales toward flight demonstration and first operational systems.