Lead Spacecraft Vehicle Test Engineer

Portal Space Systems; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k)

Paid parental leave

3 weeks of vacation

12+ holidays

Sick time

Job summary

Portal Space Systems, based in Bothell, WA, seeks a Senior Vehicle Test Engineer to own the vehicle verification framework from design through flight readiness. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to define test scopes, artifacts, and readiness criteria for complex space systems.

The role requires hands-on leadership in vehicle-level testing, strong systems engineering collaboration, and experience with test readiness reviews and GSE planning. Travel may be required during campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of spacecraft integration, spacecraft test, aerospace systems engineering, or closely related vehicle-level test experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated vehicle verification and test strategy from early design through flight readiness.
• Own and maintain the vehicle verification matrix and Verification Control Document in coordination with Systems Engineering and requirement owners.
• Plan all applicable vehicle-level functional, environmental, interface, deployment, propulsion, mass-properties, end-to-end, and mission-readiness testing.
• Lead subject-matter experts in defining test objectives, success criteria, limits, instrumentation, data products, and procedure steps.
• Author integrated test procedures, control procedure execution, and maintain accurate as-run procedures.
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews, test-conductor activities, console organization, configuration verification, and anomaly-response coordination.

Skills

Test planning

Vehicle verification

GSE coordination

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Telemetry analysis

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Job description

Portal Space Systems, based in Bothell, WA, seeks a Senior Vehicle Test Engineer to own the vehicle verification framework from design through flight readiness. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to define test scopes, artifacts, and readiness criteria for complex space systems.

The role requires hands-on leadership in vehicle-level testing, strong systems engineering collaboration, and experience with test readiness reviews and GSE planning. Travel may be required during campaigns.