Senior Test Systems Engineer, Space Vehicle Testing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Lunar Outpost in Golden, CO, seeks a Senior Test Systems Engineer to support the LTVS program, joining the AI&T team to plan and execute test campaigns and develop testbeds for the Pegasus LTV. This role emphasizes planning, coordination with IPTs, and hands-on testing of vehicle prototypes.

You will lead qualification activities, produce test documentation, and collaborate across disciplines to ensure schedules and budgets align with program goals. U.S. person is required for the role.

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.
• Experience leading and executing engineering test efforts to support verification and validation.
• Familiarity with NASA AI&T standards (e.g., SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-8739).
• Strong test documentation writing skills, such as test plans, procedures, reports.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes and best practices.
• 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 dedicated vehicle test platforms and prototypes.
• Lead development of qualification and test campaign schedules in accordance with the AI&T Plan 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

Test planning

Documentation writing

Project coordination

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Project

Job description

Lunar Outpost in Golden, CO, seeks a Senior Test Systems Engineer to support the LTVS program, joining the AI&T team to plan and execute test campaigns and develop testbeds for the Pegasus LTV. This role emphasizes planning, coordination with IPTs, and hands-on testing of vehicle prototypes.

You will lead qualification activities, produce test documentation, and collaborate across disciplines to ensure schedules and budgets align with program goals. U.S. person is required for the role.