Senior Systems, Integration, and Test Engineer

About the role

This role sits at the intersection of systems and I&T - design reviews the morning and testing on the floor in the afternoon. This role interfaces with all engineering departments and engineers must be able to drive conflicting requirements to implemented solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own technical decisions to ensure vehicle success
• Create and own the vehicle integration and test campaign to validate and verify vehicle flight readiness
• Analyze and optimize system-level performance metrics, including but not limited to mass, delta-V, power, and data budgets. Make trade calls when subsystems have conflicting requirements
• Direct and influence the vehicle design by leading system-level trades and design reviews to drive top-level vehicle design, functionality, and ultimately performance
• Manage the technical outcome and milestone schedule to enable the delivery of vehicles on schedule
• Own vehicle schematic and harness design by understanding and providing input to vehicle avionics, propulsion, and guidance systems
• Evaluate vehicle change impacts and drive execution of vehicle-level change implementation
• Utilize python to automate system testing and data review by building the tools the team depends on
• Operate vehicles in space: execute procedures, determine vehicle health, and poll subsystems

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering, physics, or related field and 5+ years of experience in systems, integration, and/or test on critical hardware programs
• Experience as the decision maker on a test campaign – not simply supporting one
• Teamwork, communication, and problem solving in a collaborative environment
• Proven experience working on complex technical programs
• Strong first principles thinking and technical breadth across relevant fields (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.)
• Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems
• Hands-on experience building aerospace vehicles