Test Engineer

Revolutionspace; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 138,400 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays, sick time, and unmetered vacation

Health and dental plans with 80% employer contribution

Fitness reimbursement

100% company matching 401k with immediate vesting

Life insurance

Long term / Short term disability

Job summary

Revolutionspace in Boston, MA is hiring a full-time Test Engineer to support testing of spacecraft hardware. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience in similar roles, strong skills in documentation and environmental testing, and proficiency with standard laboratory equipment. This position involves complex aerospace testing operations with advanced technologies. The salary range for the role is $138,400 - $173,000 per year, with benefits including healthcare and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience with lab equipment like power supplies and oscilloscopes.
• Experience in environmental testing with ESD sensitive hardware.

Responsibilities

• Creating robust test plans including verification and validation tables.
• Supporting complex aerospace and environmental testing.
• Documentation of key activities such as test reports.

Skills

Experience with harsh environment testing

Strong written and oral communication skills

Proficiency with MS Word & Excel

Experience with standard lab equipment

Experience in qualification or acceptance testing

Tools

Labview

Matlab

Python

Altium

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

At Revolution Space we're building advanced space systems for the 21st century. Every employee at Revolution Space works on projects that are critical to our company’s future by ensuring our products work on orbit every time.

Position Summary

We’re seeking a Test Engineer to support critical testing activities on spacecraft hardware. Duties will include test development, oversight, design, planning and operation. This role is crucial to the successful and timely development of our propulsion system products. Ideally, each candidate has experience with harsh environment testing: more specifically aerospace related testing. A strong emphasis will be on documentation including procedure development and data collection. This role also involves operating tests and data collection. Nearly all work involves advanced aerospace technologies such as vacuum chambers, ion beams and radiation hardened high voltage electronics.

The position is full-time, onsite in Boston, MA, and is available to be filled immediately.

Responsibilities

• Creating robust test plans including verification and validation tables
• Test procedure development for various types of tests
• Supporting complex, aerospace, environmental, vacuum and R&D testing
• Test operation and data collection
• Support of troubleshooting activities
• Test station support such as build-up, calibration, purchasing and maintenance
• Documentation of key activities such as test reports, quality control and failures

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in similar role
• Experience with standard lab equipment such as power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, thermocouples/temp sensors
• Experience with qualification or acceptance testing of hardware products
• Experience with environmental testing
• Experience working with ESD sensitive hardware
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Word & Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Vacuum chamber experience (<1 micro‑Torr pressures)
• Environmental testing experience for harsh environments such as vibration, radiation, shock, thermal, humidity
• Military and other high-reliability requirements
• High‑voltage (up to 5 kV) rated equipment
• Automated test equipment and data acquisition
• Any of the following: Labview, Matlab, Python, Altium, SolidWorks, AutoCAD
• Paid holidays, sick time and unmetered vacation
• Excellent health and dental plans with 80% employer contribution
• Fitness reimbursement
• 100% company matching 401k with immediate vesting
• Life insurance
• Long term / Short term disability

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanents residents of the U.S., or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other protected factor.

The pay range for this role is:

138,400 - 173,000 USD per year (Boston, MA)