Hypersonic Environmental Test Systems Engineer

Stratolaunch, LLC; California (MO); On-site; USD 101,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Stratolaunch, LLC seeks an experienced engineer to create environmental test plans, procedures, and reports for internal and external testing. You will participate in environmental tests onsite and offsite and support test execution through scheduling and travel to test houses as needed.

The role involves failure analysis, recovery planning, and maintaining vibration tables, thermal chambers, and test instrumentation systems. DoD/aviation standards knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: electrical engineering, software engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of environmental component level tests
• Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical systems
• Experience designing test instrumentation systems
• Experience reviewing electrical and mechanical schematics
• Strong communication skills to share technical challenges and guidance with test stakeholders
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within business goals and schedule
• Complex aerospace system development
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

• Create environmental test plans, procedures, and reports to satisfy internal and external test requirements
• Participate in environmental tests, both onsite and offsite
• Support of test execution via scheduling and travel to test houses, as required
• Contribute to and perform failure analysis and generate recovery plans for test failures
• Maintain and operate environmental test equipment such as vibration tables and thermal chambers
• Design new environmental test instrumentation systems and support its operation
• Support operations of existing environmental test instrumentation systems
• Knowledge and understanding of test and environmental standards such as DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, etc.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Software engineering

Avionics

Experimental aircraft integration

Test instrumentation design

Schematics review

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Aerospace systems

Data acquisition

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

5–10 years of relevant aerospace experience

10–20 years of relevant aerospace experience

Tools

NI cRIO

cDAQ platforms

Data acquisition systems

SolidWorks or CAD software

Capital, Zuken or electrical wiring software

Job description

Stratolaunch, LLC seeks an experienced engineer to create environmental test plans, procedures, and reports for internal and external testing. You will participate in environmental tests onsite and offsite and support test execution through scheduling and travel to test houses as needed.

The role involves failure analysis, recovery planning, and maintaining vibration tables, thermal chambers, and test instrumentation systems. DoD/aviation standards knowledge is essential.