Test & Qualification Lead - Space Solar

CSG Talent; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Job summary

CSG Talent is seeking a Testing & Qualification Lead to advance space hardware qualification and acceptance programs in Hawthorne, California. The role requires hands-on testing, strong judgment, and collaboration with external labs to ensure reliability.

You will drive environmental qualification activities, perform risk analyses, and balance cost, schedule, and reliability considerations while supporting failure investigations and corrective actions. This is a full-time on-site position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in reliability, quality or test engineering for high-reliability hardware (space/aerospace/defense)
• Experience developing environmental qualification and acceptance test programs
• Strong judgment on test sufficiency and cost/schedule/reliability tradeoffs
• Eligibility to work under U.S. export regulations (citizen or green card)
• Competitive salary plus equity participation and paid time off

Responsibilities

• Own internal processes for qualification and acceptance of flight hardware
• Maintain environmental test plans aligned with space qualification frameworks and customer requirements
• Coordinate execution of environmental testing with internal teams and external laboratories
• Drive risk assessments and fault analysis (FMEA/FMECA, fault trees)
• Support failure analysis and corrective/preventive actions

Skills

Reliability engineering

Quality engineering

Test engineering

Environmental qualification

Risk assessment

FMEA/FMECA

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering

Job description

Testing & Qualification Lead - Advanced Space Hardware

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Company

The company develops and manufactures technologies that support long-term human presence beyond Earth. Current efforts focus on building robotic systems capable of producing critical resources in extraterrestrial environments, including power, water, and oxygen. The organization is developing advanced infrastructure solutions for future lunar and planetary operations.

The Role

The team is focused on advancing high-performance, cost-effective space power systems that support both commercial space applications and future off-world operations.

This is a pragmatic, hands-on role requiring strong technical judgment, deep familiarity with qualification standards, and the ability to balance reliability, cost, and schedule considerations.

Responsibilities

• Own internal processes for qualification and acceptance of flight hardware
• Maintain environmental test plans and reference mission sets aligned with industry-standard space qualification frameworks and customer requirements
• Coordinate execution of environmental testing activities internally and through external laboratories (e.g., thermal vacuum, vibration, thermal cycling, radiation, etc.)
• Drive risk assessments, including FMEA/FMECA-style analyses and fault tree investigations where appropriate
• Support failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering, quality engineering, or test engineering for high-reliability hardware (space, aerospace, defense, or similar industries preferred)
• Experience developing and executing environmental qualification and acceptance test programs
• Strong judgment regarding test sufficiency and risk-based tradeoffs between cost, schedule, and reliability
• Competitive salary plus equity participation
• Paid time off

Eligibility Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder)