Spacecraft Electrical I&T Engineer - Flight Payloads

General Atomics; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Herndon, VA, seeks an Electrical Integration & Test Engineer to drive spacecraft and flight-payload integration, testing, and verification within a multi-disciplinary team. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, procedure development, and collaboration with mechanical and software groups.

The successful candidate will craft test plans, manage Ground Support Equipment, and script data analysis tools while ensuring safety, compliance, and program

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors, masters or PhD in engineering or related field with progressive experience.
• Demonstrates detailed technical expertise and ability to lead workloads to deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interface with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Derive requirements definition, system integration, test, and verification for spacecraft and flight payloads.
• Develop and implement electrical integration procedures for flight vehicle assembly and GSE.
• Formulate test plans for component, subsystem, and system level testing and ensure compliance.

Skills

Engineering expertise

Project leadership

Communication skills

Linux proficiency

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MATLAB

Excel

gnuplot

GCC

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Herndon, VA, seeks an Electrical Integration & Test Engineer to drive spacecraft and flight-payload integration, testing, and verification within a multi-disciplinary team. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, procedure development, and collaboration with mechanical and software groups.

The successful candidate will craft test plans, manage Ground Support Equipment, and script data analysis tools while ensuring safety, compliance, and program