Senior Satellite Assembly & Test Engineer

BlackSky; Tukwila (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) match

Employee stock plan

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

BlackSky, a real-time intelligence company, is seeking an Assembly, Integration & Test Engineer in Tukwila, WA. You will lead satellite and subsystem testing, develop test setups, and document procedures to ensure test quality and efficiency. The role requires hands-on production experience with space hardware and collaboration with multiple engineering teams.

You must be able to travel domestically and internationally and be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a production environment, preferably with space hardware.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and create harness schematics.
• Experience with integration, end-to-end testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Test satellite and subsystem assemblies, develop test setups, instrumentation, and documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines to align tests with requirements and schedules.
• Maintain and develop test equipment, harnessing and fixtures for satellite testing.
• Produce work instructions and training materials for satellite assemblies and subsystems.
• Support process improvements for test documentation, data handling, and configuration control.

Skills

3+ years production

interpret drawings

end-to-end testing

satellite subsystems

team collaboration

domestic/international travel

US citizen or EAD

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

Jira

Git

Python

Bash

Job description

BlackSky, a real-time intelligence company, is seeking an Assembly, Integration & Test Engineer in Tukwila, WA. You will lead satellite and subsystem testing, develop test setups, and document procedures to ensure test quality and efficiency. The role requires hands-on production experience with space hardware and collaboration with multiple engineering teams.

You must be able to travel domestically and internationally and be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.