Senior Environmental Test Engineer I

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock options

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Environmental Test Engineer I to develop and implement test procedures for environmental testing of aerospace components. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, at least 4 years of related experience, and a thorough understanding of hardware test environments.

This full-time position offers stock options and benefits including health, dental, and retirement plans. If you thrive in a collaborative and dynamic startup environment, apply today!

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years related experience in aerospace.
• Experience in a hardware test environment.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-160G, MIL-STD-xxx.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test procedures for environmental testing.
• Create hardware test procedures and ensure test readiness.
• Troubleshoot and identify root causes of issues in processes.

Skills

Hardware test procedures

Collaboration with peers

Operating thermal chambers

Experience with test instrumentation

Communication skills

Implementing corrective actions

Automation using Python or C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Tools

Thermal chambers

TVAC chambers

Vibration shakers

Job description

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross‑functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands‑on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward‑thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Senior Environmental Test Engineer I to our team. If you are excited about working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing critical test systems for leading‑edge satellite, spacecraft, and aerospace communication systems, we would like to hear from you.

In this position, you will develop and implement test procedures for dynamic and thermal environmental testing of CesiumAstro components and systems. You will be responsible for leveraging design for testability and continuous improvement to deliver space‑grade electronics and structures without compromising personnel safety or product reliability. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity, intellectual curiosity, empathy, technical capability, and a strong motivation to support environmental test.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create hardware test procedures, ensure test readiness, unblock issues that arise during test campaigns, etc. in support of our environmental test resources.
• Develop standard operating procedures for environmental test technicians.
• Establish and increase the efficiency of environmental test processes to maximize output, limit burden, and enable products to rapidly transition from engineering development to production.
• Identify improvement opportunities and execute initiatives to maintain safe operations, ensure product quality, reduce lead time/labor hours, etc. through environmental test.
• Identify, implement, and qualify environmental test equipment and processes in support of high reliability and throughput production.
• Troubleshoot and identify ultimate root cause of issues in environmental test processes (hardware defects, test equipment anomalies, software problems, etc.), and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Enable production autonomy understanding requirements, simplifying work processes, and automating actions.
• Develop test equipment automation to improve efficiency of environmental test processes and maximize throughput.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline and a minimum of 4 years related experience.
• Experience in a hardware test environment for the Aerospace industry.
• Experience operating/maintaining thermal chambers, TVAC chambers, and/or vibration shakers.
• Experience with test instrumentation (i.e. thermocouples, accelerometers, pressure transducers, etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with peers.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-160G, MIL-STD-xxx, GEVS, SMC, etc.
• Experience in the aerospace industry.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated ability to scale production rate capability.
• Experience performing RTCA DO-160 aerospace environmental qualification campaigns for humidity, waterproofness, icing, sand and dust, salt fog, temperature and altitude, acceleration, operational shock and crash safety, vibration, and fluids susceptibility.
• Demonstrated experience with hardware automation using Python, C++, or similar.

Full‑time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.