Integration Test Engineer

spacex; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering aerospace company as an Integration & Test Engineer, where your expertise will drive the future of space technology. In this role, you will design high-level vehicle assembly architectures and develop tools that ensure the integrity of electronic and propulsion systems. Collaborating with a talented team, you will manage testing campaigns and refine manufacturing procedures, contributing to groundbreaking projects that push the boundaries of innovation. If you are passionate about aerospace and eager to make a significant impact, this is the opportunity for you to thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering required; Master's preferred.
• 2+ years in test or manufacturing engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design vehicle assembly architecture and develop testing tools.
• Manage vehicle integration and test flow for production.

Skills

Vehicle assembly architecture design

Tool and hardware development

Testing campaign development

Manufacturing assembly procedures

Cross-disciplinary assembly operations

Documentation and configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

INTEGRATION & TEST ENGINEER (FALCON)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Design high-level vehicle assembly architecture
2. Design and develop tools and hardware to enable vehicle assembly and ensure vehicle testing abilities
3. Develop full testing campaigns ensuring vehicle integrity of electronic and propulsion systems
4. Vehicle integration build flow and test concept of operations
5. Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration into subsystems
6. Interface with engineers and technicians to advance to larger scale manufacturing and automation
7. Develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned to mature status
8. Responsible for enabling day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow
9. Manage work orders and drive nonconformances into actionable items and system improvements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor's degree in engineering in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or manufacturing
2. 2+ years of experience in the field as a test or manufacturing engineer supporting highly integrated cross-disciplinary assembly operations

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Master's degree in engineering
2. Experience with build integration and testing of propulsion, thermal, electrical and/or structural systems
3. Documentation and configuration management experience
4. Experience writing test plans, procedures and providing go/no-go judgment
5. Experience in a production environment within the aerospace industry

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Position may require extended hours and weekend work
2. Some travel to our launch sites may be required as needed
3. Position may require one to be on their feet for extended periods of time, up to 4 hours or more
4. Position may require working side by side with technicians on the production floor in tight areas with little room

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

1. 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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