Hardware and Environments Test Engineer (III-Senior)

True Anomaly; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity + Benefits

Job summary

True Anomaly in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Hardware and Environments Test Engineer (III‑Senior) to lead test campaigns for aerospace defense systems. You will develop test plans, execute tests, collect data, analyze results, and ensure compliance with performance and environmental requirements.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, experience safely handling flight hardware, and strong skills in data analysis, systems engineering, and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Able to obtain and maintain a Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated experience in safely handling, operating, and testing flight hardware.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and technical documentation skills.
• Experience with hardware test campaigns and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead multiple test campaigns for major programs, including requirements verification and execution oversight.
• Interface with program leadership, customers, regulatory bodies, vendors, and technicians during design reviews and test events.
• Author and review test documentation including plans, procedures, readiness reports, and compliance matrices.
• Analyze test data, lead root cause investigations, and resolve anomalies and nonconformances.
• Serve as Test Director ensuring safety protocols and facility compliance throughout testing cycles.
• Provide technical support and mentorship to junior engineers.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Hardware and Environments Test Engineer (III‑Senior)

Long Beach, CA

Mission

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it. True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space‑based interceptors—enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

Values

• Be the offset.We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take?We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people.Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

Your Mission

We are seeking highly motivated Hardware and Environments Test Engineers to support the design, planning, and execution of test campaigns for aerospace defense systems. You will work closely with engineers, program managers, and technical teams to ensure that systems meet performance, environmental, and mission‑critical requirements. In this role, you will develop test plans, execute tests, collect data, analyze results, and ensure that the systems meet all specifications. The position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to cutting‑edge aerospace technologies in a fast‑paced, mission‑driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead multiple test campaigns for major programs, including requirements verification, procedure development, and execution oversight.
• Interface with program leadership, customers, regulatory bodies, vendors, and technicians during design reviews and formal test events.
• Author and review test documentation including plans, procedures, readiness reports, and compliance matrices.
• Analyze test data, lead root cause investigations, resolve anomalies and nonconformance's.
• Serve as Test Director ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols of test execution and maintaining compliance with all facility requirements throughout testing cycles.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for internal and external test‑related communications.
• Ensure compliance with industry and military standards for test planning and reporting.
• Establish standard processes to troubleshoot and safe‑flight hardware during test anomalies.
• Provide technical support and mentorship to junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Able to obtain and maintain a Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated experience in safely handling, operating, and testing flight hardware.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and technical documentation skills.
• 1000 Years of relevant experience in hardware test (thermal, structural, electromagnetic interference/compatibility, RF, fluids, etc.) engineering with continuously evolving requirements.
• Capable of creating training standards for technicians and engineers to safely operate test equipment.
• Experience leading complex test campaigns and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong background in data analysis, systems engineering, and failure analysis.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master’s or higher degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Knowledge of environmental and performance test methodologies and standards.
• Expertise with data acquisition, test automation, and scripting (LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB).
• Experience with test standards such as MIL‑STD‑810, DO‑160, or NASA/DoD specs.

Additional Requirements

• Work Location— this is a fully onsite position based out of our Long Beach, CA office.
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

Compensation and Benefits

Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job‑related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us. In addition, to conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled.