Senior Test Systems Engineer: Space Robotics & AI&T Lead

Lunar Outpost; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Senior Test Systems Engineer to support the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) program. You will help plan and execute test campaigns, develop and operate vehicle testbed platforms, and contribute to IPT testing efforts within a dynamic startup environment.

Ideal candidates have a aerospace/engineering background, 4–8 years of test and qualification experience on NASA-class vehicles, and strong documentation and communication skills.

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.
• Demonstrated experience leading and executing engineering test efforts to support requirement verification and validation.
• Familiarity with NASA standards for AI&T (e.g. SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739).
• Clear understanding of NASA verification and validation processes.
• Strong test documentation writing skills (plans, procedures, reports).
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes and best practices.
• MS Office skills, especially Excel and Project.
• Self-motivated and able to meet critical deadlines.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• U.S. Person

Responsibilities

• Develop test requirements and plans in coordination with IPTs.
• Support IPT generation of test reports.
• Plan and execute component, subassembly, and subsystem qualification campaigns.
• Lead design, build, and test of vehicle test platforms and prototypes.
• Lead development of qualification and test campaign schedules and execute campaigns on schedule.
• Write test procedures and processes to support qualification at multiple levels.
• Provide inputs to program schedules and budgets and report campaign status.

Skills

Test planning

Documentation writing

Systems engineering

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering

Tools

JIRA/Confluence

JAMA

Python scripting

Job description

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Senior Test Systems Engineer to support the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) program. You will help plan and execute test campaigns, develop and operate vehicle testbed platforms, and contribute to IPT testing efforts within a dynamic startup environment.

Ideal candidates have a aerospace/engineering background, 4–8 years of test and qualification experience on NASA-class vehicles, and strong documentation and communication skills.