Senior Spacecraft Verification Test Lead

Portal Space Systems; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Portal Space Systems, based in Bothell, WA, seeks a Senior Vehicle Test Engineer to own the integrated planning and execution framework for spacecraft vehicle‑level verification. You’ll engage early in development to ensure test scope, facilities, and artifacts are ready when vehicle integration completes.

You will lead SMEs in defining objectives, acceptance criteria, and evidence, coordinating across engineering domains to ensure flight readiness through robust testing and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical or systems engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of spacecraft integration or 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.
• Define the required verification artifact for each applicable requirement and ensure the responsible domain expert produces complete, reviewable evidence.
• 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.
• Produce integrated test reports, verification‑completion status, open‑anomaly assessments, retest recommendations, and flight‑readiness inputs.

Skills

Test planning

Systems engineering

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related

Tools

GSE setup

Job description

Portal Space Systems, based in Bothell, WA, seeks a Senior Vehicle Test Engineer to own the integrated planning and execution framework for spacecraft vehicle‑level verification. You’ll engage early in development to ensure test scope, facilities, and artifacts are ready when vehicle integration completes.

You will lead SMEs in defining objectives, acceptance criteria, and evidence, coordinating across engineering domains to ensure flight readiness through robust testing and documentation.