Senior Test Systems Engineer, Space Robotics & NASA QA

Lunar Outpost; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Paid time off

401(k) employer match

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Senior Test Systems Engineer to support the AI&T team for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program. You will plan and execute test campaigns, develop test platforms, and lead qualification efforts for NASA-class and human-rated vehicles.

Responsibilities include coordinating with IPTs, generating test reports, and creating schedules and procedures to ensure on-time program progress. Strong NASA-test experience and systems engineering background required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 4–8 years of experience developing and executing test and qualification campaigns for NASA Class A and/or human-rated vehicles.
• 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.
• Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel and Project.
• Excellent written and oral 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 efforts to design, build, and test dedicated vehicle test platforms and prototypes.
• Lead development of qualification and test campaign schedules and execute campaigns on schedule to drive program progress.
• Write test procedures and processes to support qualification at the component, subsystem, and vehicle level.
• Provide expert inputs to program schedules and budgets as well as regular status of campaign execution.

Skills

Systems engineering

Test planning

Documentation

Python scripting

NASA standards

Project management

JIRA/Confluence

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

JAMA

JIRA/Confluence

Job description

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Senior Test Systems Engineer to support the AI&T team for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program. You will plan and execute test campaigns, develop test platforms, and lead qualification efforts for NASA-class and human-rated vehicles.

Responsibilities include coordinating with IPTs, generating test reports, and creating schedules and procedures to ensure on-time program progress. Strong NASA-test experience and systems engineering background required.