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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 4 years of professional engineering industry experience.
• Experience integrating cross-functional teams in high-tempo, high-consequence environments, such as ground or flight test campaigns.
• Experience with safety-critical systems and rigorous safety and mission assurance standards.
• Strong technical understanding of facility coordination and test operations, including test planning, readiness reviews, and execution discipline.
• Strong understanding of translating engineering requirements into executable test procedures and plans.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across engineering, operations, and external stakeholders such as customers and industry partners.
• Demonstrated project or program management ability, including structured processes and prioritization, dependency and critical-path management, schedule and risk management, and driving multiple concurrent efforts to closure.
• Ability to operate effectively under pressure and make sound decisions in dynamic test environments.
• Experience owning delivery for teams the candidate does not manage, using cadence, visibility, and escalation rather than reporting lines.
• Comfort operating in a matrixed structure, applying a defined program or portfolio methodology while taking day-to-day priorities from an embedded team.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance.
• Must meet U.S. Government space technology export-control eligibility requirements, as stated in the posting.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (M.S. or higher) in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Active TS or TS//SCI security clearance.
• Experience in the defense industry, missile systems, launch vehicles, or high-performance flight systems.
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing integrated system tests, on the ground or in flight.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex schedules and drive execution across multiple parallel efforts.
• Experience with configuration management and test article control in a development or production environment.
• Prior experience as a test conductor or in a similar role during live test operations.
• Familiarity with government or commercial test range operations and coordination.
• Experience with telemetry, instrumentation systems, and data acquisition for flight or ground tests.
• Background in guidance, navigation and control (GNC), propulsion, or integrated vehicle systems.
• Experience leading or supporting Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs), or equivalent.
• High growth potential with demonstrated leadership trajectory toward senior test or program leadership roles.
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence for program tracking and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Integrate critical technology development test campaigns across multiple subsystems, including technical and program management.
• Manage schedule, technical scope, and cost for development test milestones; identify risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Integrate and execute test plans, aligning engineering design milestones, hardware availability, ground infrastructure, range availability, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate across engineering, production and integration, supply chain, program management, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate test facilities and plan logistics to meet technical and programmatic needs.
• Establish execution cadence, status tracking, and accountability for recurring and milestone-driven campaign work.
• After test events, ensure data integrity and completeness; lead post-test assessments with engineering, identify and triage anomalies, and deliver finalized data products to internal and customer leadership.
• Drive day-to-day test readiness and provide leadership with regular status updates, escalating critical risks, issues, and decision points.
• Lead cross-functional preparation and execution to support safe, efficient, and effective tests.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees; accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees; 12 paid holidays; parental leave; and sick leave.
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Equity participation as part of total compensation.