Testing & Qualification Lead - Space Solar Products
About The Position
Starpath Robotics is developing a full stack solution for commercial scale rocket propellant production on the Moon and Mars. We are building one of the key enabling technologies that will make Humans a multi-planet species. The Starlight team is focused on dramatically reducing the cost of space-rated solar power to support both Starpath's propellant production goals and the greater space economy. We’re hiring a Testing & Qualification Lead to own a mission-appropriate qualification and acceptance strategy for space solar panels. You will build customer confidence and reduce real technical risk—without burying the team in paperwork or over-testing. This is a pragmatic role: strong standards knowledge, strong judgment, and willingness to get hands-on.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher in an engineering discipline
- 7+ years in reliability, quality, or test engineering for high-reliability hardware (space/aerospace strongly preferred)
- Experience building/owning environmental test programs (planning + execution)
- Strong judgment on test sufficiency vs overkill (schedule/cost/risk tradeoffs)
- Comfortable pushing back and aligning stakeholders around a clear reliability philosophy
Nice To Haves
- Radiation effects or space environment materials degradation experience
- Solar array / power subsystem experience
- Direct experience with quality and acceptance testing
- Startup or rapid development program experience
Responsibilities
- Own internal processes for qualification and acceptance of space solar hardware
- Maintain environmental test plans and reference mission set aligned with NASA GEVS (and/or ECSS equivalent) and customer needs.
- Coordinate execution of environmental tests internally and externally (TVAC, vibration, thermal, radiation, etc.)
- Efficiently tailor and execute test plans as-needed to explore physical conditions beyond the standard reference mission set
- Drive right-sized risk analysis (FMEA/FMECA-lite, fault trees where useful)
- Support failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions
- Partner with Manufacturing on quality controls, acceptance gates, and nonconformance workflows
- Communicate testing rationale and results clearly to customers and internal stakeholders
Benefits
- Salary base rate is $135-$170k/yr, plus equity package; compensation scales with candidate experience
- PTO & health/dental/vision coverage included
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
