Hands-on Space Test & Automation Engineer

Industrious Ventures; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Galactic Technologies Corporation is seeking a Test Engineer to own critical testing and test automation infrastructure for spacecraft and propulsion systems. You will oversee test stands, develop automation, and move quickly across mechanical, electrical, software, and data domains to improve the testing loop.

The role centers on instrumenting systems, running tests, analyzing data, identifying failure modes, and feeding results back into design for rapid iteration.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience developing, operating, or automating test equipment, test stands, ground support equipment, etc.
• Understanding of data visualization, telemetry, dashboards, and communication of test results.
• Demonstrated experience with LabVIEW, National Instruments, Python, Nominal, Revel, serial communications, etc.
• Skilled in debugging and optimization, hazard analysis, and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own test stands and test systems from concept through commissioning, operation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Design, stand up, and operate test infrastructure for critical space system hardware (structures, avionics, fluids, etc); modify and maintain existing test infrastructure.
• Lead or support HITL (Hardware-In-The-Loop), HOOTL (Hardware-Out-Of-The-Loop), engineering qualification testing, and ATP.
• Develop test automation software to control hardware, sequence tests, acquire data, enforce safety limits, and generate repeatable test outputs.
• Integrate sensors, DAQ systems, controllers, serial devices, PLCs, National Instruments hardware, or similar ground support equipment.
• Coordinate with third-party aerospace test houses for specialized testing.

Skills

LabVIEW

Python

Telemetry

Data visualization

Debugging

Hazard analysis

First-principles

Education

BS in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

National Instruments hardware

DAQ systems

PLC

Job description

General Galactic Technologies Corporation is seeking a Test Engineer to own critical testing and test automation infrastructure for spacecraft and propulsion systems. You will oversee test stands, develop automation, and move quickly across mechanical, electrical, software, and data domains to improve the testing loop.

The role centers on instrumenting systems, running tests, analyzing data, identifying failure modes, and feeding results back into design for rapid iteration.