Spacecraft Assembly & Test Lead Engineer

Front Door Defense; Louisville, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

401(k) match

Job summary

Sierra Space in Louisville, CO seeks an experienced Senior Assembly Integration & Test (AI&T) Engineer with an active Top Secret clearance to lead comprehensive test programs for spacecraft assemblies. You will mentor junior engineers and serve as the prime technical contact on major programs.

Responsibilities include developing test strategies, applying test engineering expertise across dynamics, thermal, and measurement disciplines, and delivering detailed analyses to support program decisions.

Qualifications

• Requires active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
• Typically 8+ years of related experience.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and guide early career engineers.
• Extensive expertise in test engineering principles and practices (dynamics, thermal, measurement, HSI, SW test, integration).

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced and complex test plans to demonstrate compliance with system requirements.
• Apply extensive technical expertise in Test Engineering tasks and provide innovative solutions.
• Guide, mentor, and lead early career engineers in project tasks.
• Oversee major program milestones and potentially assume a project leadership role.
• Prepare and document detailed technical data, reports, and analyses for decisions.

Skills

Test engineering principles

Dynamics

Thermal

Measurement

HSI

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

TestStand

Job description

Sierra Space in Louisville, CO seeks an experienced Senior Assembly Integration & Test (AI&T) Engineer with an active Top Secret clearance to lead comprehensive test programs for spacecraft assemblies. You will mentor junior engineers and serve as the prime technical contact on major programs.

Responsibilities include developing test strategies, applying test engineering expertise across dynamics, thermal, and measurement disciplines, and delivering detailed analyses to support program decisions.