Test Engineer

Exciting opportunity to join an innovative space company! This role is critical to the successful development of advanced propulsion and aerospace systems and requires experience with environmental and aerospace testing. Strong documentation skills are essential, including test procedure development, reporting, and data collection.

About the role

Seeking a Test Engineer to support the development, planning, execution, and oversight of spacecraft hardware testing. The position involves hands-on operation of test equipment and support of advanced technologies, including vacuum chambers, ion beam systems, and high-voltage electronics.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, including verification and validation matrices.
• Create test procedures for a variety of qualification, acceptance, and development tests.
• Support environmental, vacuum, aerospace, and R&D testing activities.
• Execute tests and collect, analyze, and document results.
• Support troubleshooting and failure investigations.
• Assist with test station setup, calibration, maintenance, and equipment procurement.
• Prepare test reports and maintain quality, test, and failure documentation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in a test engineering or similar role.
• Experience with laboratory equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, and temperature sensors.
• Experience supporting qualification or acceptance testing of hardware products.
• Experience with environmental testing.
• Experience developing test procedures and documentation.
• Experience working with ESD-sensitive hardware.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Vacuum chamber experience, including ultra-high vacuum environments (<1 micro-Torr).
• Aerospace environmental testing experience.
• Experience with vibration, shock, radiation, thermal, and humidity testing.
• Familiarity with military or other high-reliability standards.
• Experience working with high-voltage equipment (up to 5kV).
• Experience with automated test equipment and data acquisition systems.
• Experience with one or more of the following: LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, Altium, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD.

Skills

• Test plan development
• Aerospace and space systems testing
• Test equipment operation
• Test development
• Electrical testing
• LabVIEW
• Multimeter and lab instrumentation
• EMI/EMC testing
• Test engineering
• Hardware testing
• Oscilloscope use
• Test procedure development

Pay

The pay range for this position is $170,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, sick time, and flexible vacation policy.
• Medical and dental coverage with employer contribution.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Tuition/education assistance.

Schedule

This is a permanent, fully onsite position based in Boston, MA.