Systems Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 4 -10 years of hands-on experience in space and small satellites including satellite components.
• Experience assembling and/or testing hardware for space environments.
• Experience with writing and executing manual and/or automated test procedures.
• Experience with programming languages such as C++, Python, or similar.
• Experience in overseeing and processing data from environmental tests such as vibration, shock, thermal cycling, and/or thermal-vacuum testing.
• Familiarity with writing test documentation, such as test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Experience with preparing and leading project stage-gate meetings (such as CDR, TRR, etc.) and interfacing with customers.
• Experience with scripting and test automation tools.
• Experience working in Linux and Windows environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with systems engineering and program management to define verification strategies and timelines.
• Develop, execute, and manage complex test plans for mission-specific verification.
• Develop and execute both manual and automated tests cases, including documentation and trouble shooting.
• Develop automation for test activities, increasing efficiency of the business.
• Identify testing methods and test fixturing for risk mitigation, prototype development, and requirement verification.
• Plan and perform environmental qualification and testing of hardware, including functional testing, vibration testing, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, and other qualification tests.
• Communicate and collaborate with various areas of the business, such as technicians, product and technical leadership, and program managers.
• Interface with the customer by negotiating test requirements and methods, jointly developing plans, and communicating and reporting on test progress.
• Represent test engineering at major program milestones and act as expert reviewer at Test Readiness Reviews.