Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer | Lunar Outpost USA

EVONA; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

3 weeks PTO per year

401(k) with up to 4% employer match

11 company holidays

Job summary

Lunar Outpost invites you to join our team as a Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program. You will support the AI&T team in planning and executing test campaigns, and drive development of test platforms and prototypes for the Pegasus LTV that aims to carry NASA astronauts farther on the lunar surface.

We are a dynamic startup environment seeking a candidate with strong documentation, cross-disciplinary engineering skills, and a proven track

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, electrical, mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• 4–8 years of experience developing and executing test and qualification campaigns for NASA Class A and/or human-rated vehicles.
• Experience as a systems engineer or in a systems engineering role for cislunar or lunar spaceflight missions.
• Proven ability to lead and execute engineering test efforts to support verification and validation.
• Familiarity with NASA AI&T standards (e.g., SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739).
• Strong test documentation skills: test plans, procedures, reports.

Responsibilities

• Create, refine, and map test requirements to test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Plan and execute component, subassembly, and subsystem qualification campaigns.
• Lead design, build, and test of vehicle test platforms and prototypes.
• Develop qualification and test campaign schedules and drive program progress.
• Write test procedures to support qualification at component, subsystem, and vehicle levels.
• Provide inputs to program schedules and budgets and report campaign status.

Skills

Test planning

Test execution

Systems engineering

NASA standards knowledge

Documentation/writing

Project scheduling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space?

Our client, Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth.

We are currently seeking a Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer to contribute to our client's mission in a dynamic startup environment. As a Senior Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) program, you will be responsible for supporting the Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) team in planning and executing test and qualification campaigns, facilitating development, execution, and reporting of Integrated Product Teams (IPT) testing, and developing and operating various vehicle testbed and prototype platforms.

Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, develop, refine, and map test requirements to test plans and procedures and their appropriate test reports
• Plan and execute component, subassembly, and subsystem qualification campaigns
• Lead efforts to design, build, and test dedicated vehicle test platforms and prototypes
• Lead development of qualification and test campaign schedules in accordance with the AI&T Plan and execute campaigns on schedule to drive program progress
• Write test procedures and processes to support qualification at the component, subsystem, and vehicle level
• Provide expert inputs to program schedules and budgets as well as regular status of campaign execution

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• 4–8 years of experience in developing and executing test and qualification campaigns for NASA Class A and/or human-rated vehicles
• Experience as a systems engineer or acting in a systems engineering role in support of a cislunar or lunar spaceflight mission
• Demonstrated experience leading and executing engineering test efforts to support requirement verification and validation
• Familiarity with NASA standards for AI&T that cover testing, qualification, workmanship, etc. (i.e. SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739)
• Clear understanding of NASA verification and validation processes
• Strong test documentation writing skills, such as test plans, procedures, reports, etc.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes and best practices
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and Project
• Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to execute cross-disciplinary engineering from a systems perspective, in areas such as Mechanical, Electrical, Software, etc.
• Familiarity with executing human hazard assessments to support NASA Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs)
• Experience testing and/or qualifying vehicle mobility systems, such as suspensions, drivetrains, wheels/tires, etc.
• Experience with designing and building unique test support equipment, such as offload rigs, mechanism actuators, structure mockups, etc.
• Familiarity with Python scripting
• Familiarity with Atlassian suite (JIRA/Confluence), JAMA for requirement generation and tracking

Compensation & Benefits:

Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
• Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
• Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
• Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
• Parental leave
• Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development