Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer

Torrance, CA – Relocation Assistance Provided

The Company

Our client’s mission is to expand humanity’s frontier into the solar system and beyond. The next step on this journey is to enable manufacturing and habitation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Our client’s plan to make this a reality is to build artificial gravity space stations.

The Job

Our client is looking for a Senior Test Engineer, reporting to the Manager of Environmental Testing, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

Responsibilities:

• Work under the direction of the Environmental Test Manager to develop and execute testing on primary and secondary structure of the Haven-1 Space Station

• Mentor other engineers and technicians on the team

• Produce professional and traceable documentation, including electrical, mechanical, and fluid schematics of the test systems

• Work with responsible engineers to design, prepare, and execute test campaigns. This includes the manufacture of new test stands and/or operation of existing resources

• Perform all necessary design, analysis, and project management

• Conduct PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and/or CDR (Critical Design Review) before all design/tests are started

• Find creative solutions to unique issues in order to save cost and schedule while improving overall quality and safety

• Come up with great ideas and be empowered to make them a reality

• Design, analyze, and own the test setup

• Continuous learning/Improvement—and share them with your team members

• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering environment (test, launch, manufacturing, etc.)

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Ability to design and perform product environmental testing based on the requirements provided in SMC-S-016, GEVS NASA-STD-7000a, MIL STD 810G. etc.

• Experience planning and executing engineering operations in a time-sensitive and high-risk environment

• Own assembly, checkouts and development test stands

• Ability to quickly understand and troubleshoot new/existing systems

• Experience writing and executing test plans/procedures in collaboration with design engineers

• Experience with designing and implementing instrumentation systems

• Experience in structural design and analysis of test fixtures

• Experience working across engineering groups to define requirements and implement solutions

• Execute deliverables based on prioritized implementation plans and timelines

• Ability to rapidly change priorities between several projects

• Identify key unknowns and quickly close knowledge gaps

• Deliver the highest value results quickly and iterate towards successive milestones

• Perform structured root cause analysis of test failures

• Experience designing and/or working with closed-loop control systems (hydraulic / pressure systems)

• Experience with NI (National Instruments) LabVIEW software troubleshooting and modification

• Experience working with DAQ hardware i.e. NI PXI, cRIO, cDAQ, or Dewesoft

• Experience operating / working with high-pressure gas systems

• Experience generating test system P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) using Visio / Lucidchart or equivalent

• Experience with creating and maintaining project schedules with Smartsheet, Project or equivalent

• Experience with SVN, GIT, or other version management systems

• Experience with Teamcenter or other PLM systems

• Experience with CAD systems, NX preferable

• Experience with JIRA and/or Confluence

• Experience with selection of precision sensor and measurement devices

• Ability to thrive as an individual contributor and as part of a team

• Ability to add something unique and positive to our team

• Generally high level of all-around awesomeness

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to travel to our Mojave Test site (25%- travel)

• Must be able to work varying hours/shifts and available for extended hours as well as weekends when needed

• Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and be able to maneuver in tight spaces; physically able to handle items weighing up to 25lbs (unassisted)

• Ability and desire to perform in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment