Spacecraft Systems Integration and Test Development Engineer

Intuitive Machines, LLC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and welfare insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is hiring a Spacecraft Systems Integration and Test Development Engineer to join our team in our Palo Alto office. This role focuses on front-end test development for unique and complex spacecraft, ensuring testability and manufacturability from the design phase.

You will collaborate with Systems, Subsystems, and Flight Software engineers throughout a program’s lifecycle, developing test scripts, troubleshooting spacecraft, and

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in satellite design and testing.
• BS degree or equivalent; four years of additional experience may substitute.
• Experience with satellite command and telemetry databases.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Work with Systems, Subsystems, and FSW engineers to identify new AIT requirements and participate in V&V planning.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to capture design deviations for test scripts and procedures.
• Create electrical bus test script flows and procedures for new subsystems/functionality.
• Develop/update test scripts based on the Bus Test Requirements Document.
• Review/test scripts and procedures for compliance with requirements.
• Use engineering analysis to troubleshoot anomalies and provide solutions.
• Learn spacecraft subsystem functions, interfaces, and hardware.
• Develop stand‑alone software/tools to support testing.
• Create process improvements within Electrical/Comm Test Engineering.
• Provide specialty training internally and to outside groups.

Skills

C++

VBA

Python

JavaScript

TCL

Education

BS in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Physics

Tools

Microsoft Office

Satellite command/telemetry databases

Job description

Please review the job details below.

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is hiring a Spacecraft Systems Integration and Test Development Engineer to join our team in our Palo Alto office. This is a satellite assembly, integration and test (AIT) position responsible for the front-end test development work of unique and complex spacecraft.

You will be responsible for working with Systems, Subsystems, and Flight Software (FSW) engineers throughout a program's lifecycle. This includes ensuring that the spacecraft is designed for testability and manufacturability during the program's design phase; ensuring that unique and updated designs are captured properly and flowed down for AIT; and developing test scripts and troubleshooting on the spacecraft as needed.

Intuitive Machines is a leading space infrastructure company that builds spacecraft, connects networks, and operates infrastructure-as-a-service for commercial, civil, and national security customers. With a proven track record across the space domain, the Company, through organic growth and portfolio expansion, has built over 300 spacecraft, delivered over 260 kilograms of payload to the lunar surface, and provided precision navigation expertise that has guided spacecraft across our solar system.

Responsibilities

• Working with Systems, Subsystems, and FSW engineers to identify new requirements that will affect AIT, and actively participate in development of the V&V plan.


• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to ensure unique designs and deviation from heritage are properly captured to facilitate efficient development and/or updates of test scripts and procedures.


• Create electrical bus test script flows and procedures for new subsystems/functionality.


• Develop and/or update test scripts based on the Bus Test Requirements Document.


• Review/Verify test scripts and procedures comply with the test requirements.


• Use engineering analysis to troubleshoot anomalies and provide solutions.


• Learn and understand all spacecraft subsystem functions, interfaces, and physical hardware.


• Develop stand‑alone software and tools to support development and spacecraft testing.


• Create Process Improvements within the Electrical/Comm Test Engineering Department.


• Provide specialty training internally and to outside groups.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.


• Minimum of 2 relevant experience in satellite design and testing obtained through educational training and/or on‑the‑job experience in a related field.


• B.S. degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics or a related field. Four years of additional experience may be substituted for a degree.


• Experience with satellite command and telemetry databases.


• Experience with Microsoft Office required.


• Experience with C++, VBA, Python, Java script, or TCL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly skilled with Microsoft Office.


• Strong collaboration and communication skills.


• Strong scripting and requirements definition background.

In support of pay transparency at Lanteris Space Systems, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

• The base pay for this position within California is: $82,000.00 - $136,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market‑driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

Lanteris Space Systems values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.