Senior Space Test Systems Engineer

System One; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior Advanced TIDES Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to support development, deployment, and validation of integrated spacecraft test environments across hardware, firmware, and software. You will lead cross-functional coordination, translate payload needs into test capabilities, and help shape proposals and evidence plans.

The role emphasizes architecture, verification, and test readiness, with focus on FPGA/IO and lab infrastructure, plus the use of LabVIEW, TestStand,

Qualifications

• Degree in a related field with significant engineering experience in spacecraft test environments.
• Experience with spacecraft payload development, integration, verification, production test, or sustainment.
• Strong understanding of system test environments, automated test systems, RF test equipment, FPGA-based interfaces, rack-level integration, test data infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, deployment, and proposal shaping of integrated spacecraft test environments across hardware, firmware, and software infrastructure.
• Lead technical coordination across STE, PIE, and SSI scope.
• Translate payload and program requirements into test capabilities, measurement approaches, interface needs, verification methods, and evidence-generation plans.
• Coordinate FPGA and digital I/O needs across test racks, payload interfaces, data capture paths, timing/reference distribution, and platform evolution plans.
• Support DOTI and related test infrastructure deployment, including station configuration, network topology, equipment monitoring, automated test execution, data handling, and reusable software core integration.

Skills

System test environments

LabVIEW

TestStand

Python

Git

CI/CD

Kubernetes or Docker

Networked lab environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering/EE/CE/SE or related field

Master’s degree with ≥6 years’ experience

Tools

FPGA development

JESD204B timing

Job description

System One is seeking a Senior Advanced TIDES Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to support development, deployment, and validation of integrated spacecraft test environments across hardware, firmware, and software. You will lead cross-functional coordination, translate payload needs into test capabilities, and help shape proposals and evidence plans.

The role emphasizes architecture, verification, and test readiness, with focus on FPGA/IO and lab infrastructure, plus the use of LabVIEW, TestStand,