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Designs, analyzes, tests, integrates, and sustains automated test and electrical ground support equipment for launch vehicles. Derives requirements, supports design reviews and trade studies, creates engineering documentation, performs failure analysis, and leads test execution. The role also mentors engineers, supports manufacturing, manages lifecycle activities, and addresses technical, schedule, cost, and resource challenges involving avionics, electronic systems, telemetry, classified test systems, and hardware-in-the-loop laboratories.

Designs, analyzes, tests, integrates, and sustains automated and electrical ground support equipment for launch vehicles. Derives requirements, participates in trade studies and design reviews, prepares engineering documentation, performs failure analysis, supports manufacturing, and leads test activities. The role also mentors engineers, resolves technical and project challenges, and works with avionics, telemetry, hardware-in-the-loop, classified test systems, and cybersecurity-controlled environments.

Develop, construct, operate, maintain, and test liquid rocket engine facilities. Create test procedures for high-pressure gas and cryogenic systems, analyze test data, procure components, manage vendors, plan maintenance and facility upgrades, and support safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives. The role requires hands-on work in indoor and outdoor environments, including heights, physical lifting, and shift work.

Develop and maintain quality engineering processes, test automation frameworks, tooling, and simulators for industrial robotics software. The role covers unit, integration, end-to-end, performance, and hardware-in-the-loop testing across robot control, material handling, fleet services, and hardware integrations. Responsibilities include code reviews, debugging distributed systems, improving test coverage, supporting releases, diagnosing developer friction, and collaborating with cross-functional teams in simulated and real-world environments.

Maintain and improve automation equipment, tooling, and applications for manufacturing RF test processes. Create technical documentation, preventive maintenance plans, and troubleshooting guides. Diagnose machine issues, drive corrective actions, collaborate with engineering, operations, and quality on continuous improvements, and support automation for new products.

Designs and implements test processes for SpaceX’s orbital compute hardware, manages test infrastructure, collaborates with engineering and production teams, develops tooling, leads validation activities, tracks manufacturing metrics, and drives root-cause analysis and test optimization. The role supports production ramp-up and requires hands-on work with electro-mechanical systems, instrumentation, automation, and manufacturing processes.

Leads the research, design, development, integration, verification, and validation of electronic test equipment and production test programs. Develops LabVIEW and LabWindows applications, analyzes test data, supports production transitions, maintains factory and field systems, and contributes to process improvement, metrics, project planning, customer presentations, and technical solutions. Provides direction to designers, drafters, technicians, and junior engineers. Occasional overnight airline travel may be required.

Designs and implements test architectures, plans, procedures, fixtures, and automation for board-level power, digital, RF, and integrated aerospace electronics. Executes prototype, qualification, acceptance, signal integrity, environmental, and compliance testing; develops Python-based test software; analyzes and presents results; advises on design for testability; trains technicians; and supports laboratory development and management.

Develop and implement automated test solutions for analog and power management ICs. Responsibilities include defining test requirements, creating test hardware and PCB layouts, developing characterization and production ATE programs, correlating ATE results with bench measurements, conducting GR&R studies, troubleshooting signal issues, and transferring validated solutions into production for high-reliability space semiconductor applications.

Plans, executes, and analyzes ground and flight tests for prototype and pre-production uncrewed vehicles. Develops test plans, procedures, instrumentation, and verification evidence; conducts field operations; analyzes data using MATLAB or Python; updates performance, stability, and control models; and reports results, discrepancies, and recommendations. The role also supports integration testing, safety reviews, discrepancy resolution, and mentoring of junior personnel.

Develops and executes bench-level tests for custom PCBs and electrical assemblies, designs test procedures, fixtures, and benches, and builds test automation and data collection systems. Supports field testing of integrated aircraft and ground systems, debugs failures, performs root-cause analysis, documents findings, and collaborates with design engineers. The role requires aerospace regulatory familiarity, including FAA airworthiness requirements and RTCA DO-160 standards.

Leads test planning, architecture, execution, and reporting for mission-critical software, hardware, and integrated ground systems. Develops test plans, procedures, cases, environments, and documentation; conducts functional, regression, exploratory, accessibility, interoperability, UAT, and operational readiness testing. Supports formal Government test events, advises on test strategy and risks in a SETA capacity, integrates modernized systems with legacy infrastructure, tracks defects, and coordinates with developers, operators, and stakeholders. Requires substantial defense, satellite ground-system, systems testing, and clearance experience.

Develops and implements testing methods, procedures, equipment, and process improvements to ensure products meet design and quality requirements. Manages testing projects, validates advanced test systems, analyzes complex test cases, and ensures compliance with ASTM, ISO, and other standards. Collaborates with engineering teams, suppliers, and program representatives to resolve issues and implement corrective actions. Mentors technicians and junior engineers in product testing, data analysis, and troubleshooting.

Performs functional, regression, UI, accessibility, cross-browser, manual, automation, and API testing for modernized government web applications. Validates cybersecurity controls, data protection, Section 508/WCAG compliance, and enterprise applications in cloud and Windows Server environments. Integrates automated tests with GitLab CI/CD, manages defects, documents quality metrics, and collaborates with development and security teams in an Agile, regulated environment.

Performs quality-control testing and troubleshooting on newly built ion implantation systems in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. Diagnoses functional issues, implements corrective actions, documents test interventions, and supports production readiness at customer sites worldwide. Works hands-on with control, vacuum, robotics, virtual machine, and ion beam subsystems while collaborating with engineering, assembly, vendor, and customer teams. Requires up to 20% international travel and may work first, second, or compressed weekend shifts.

Test products and solutions across platform, functional, feature, solution, and regression testing. Build and maintain automated tests and testbeds, qualify software releases, track quality metrics, and troubleshoot complex hardware and software networking issues. Collaborate with engineering and customer-facing teams on proof-of-concept testing, reproduce faults, and improve test scripts to prevent recurring defects.

Performs formal acceptance, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing for mission-critical satellite command and control software. Analyzes results, identifies defects, supports troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, validates releases across Windows, Linux, and Solaris, and applies configuration management practices. The role supports U.S. Space Force MILSATCOM operations in an onsite, classified environment.

Lead test strategy and execution for programmable logic semiconductor devices. Responsibilities include designing ATE hardware boards, developing qualification, characterization, and production test programs, correlating ATE results with bench validation, debugging silicon and test issues, analyzing production data, and releasing probe and final-test solutions. The role collaborates with design, systems, manufacturing, IT, and remote production teams to deliver robust, cost-effective, high-quality test solutions.

Supports the integration, validation, and testing of mechanical components and systems for spacecraft, rovers, and lunar infrastructure. Responsibilities include developing test and integration procedures, designing fixtures and ground support equipment, coordinating readiness reviews, operating environmental test facilities, processing test data, writing reports, and coordinating resources. The engineer collaborates with design, analytical, electrical, structural, propulsion, thermal, and mechanisms teams while supporting third-party testing operations.

Develops, maintains, and executes automated hardware-in-the-loop test scripts and regression suites for spacecraft communications systems. The role involves creating data-driven test sequences, debugging automation failures, improving test frameworks, supporting production-line deployment, documenting coverage, coordinating with software engineers, and tracking anomalies through root-cause analysis. Candidates need Python-based hardware test automation experience, spacecraft or satellite testing background, and familiarity with data bus protocols. Preferred experience includes LabVIEW, NI TestStand, GSEOS, COSMOS, PyTest, CI/CD, MATLAB, C++, and requirements traceability.

Own and maintain the hardware-in-the-loop test automation framework for the TeraWave satellite communications program. Develop automated test scripts, regression suites, and data-driven sequences for production qualification. Debug failures, improve test robustness, coordinate framework integration, support bench and acceptance testing, and provide training. Mentor automation engineers, review technical contributions, and collaborate with electrical test, EGSE software, and production teams on coverage, architecture, and deployment.

Develops and maintains secure, scalable test automation solutions across the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include designing automation frameworks, writing Java-based tests, implementing BDD practices, managing test data with SQL, testing APIs and applications, conducting feasibility and ROI analyses, troubleshooting quality issues, and collaborating with engineering, product, DevOps, and QA teams. The role also uses AI-assisted development tools responsibly and supports Oracle HCM testing or configuration.

Integrates software components in Linux and AWS environments, develops automated Cucumber and Gherkin tests, troubleshoots system failures, and supports Agile CI/CD delivery. The role documents test plans and results, collaborates with developers and security teams, and communicates issues across engineering and program organizations working on secure defense systems.

Develops and executes test plans, procedures, reports, metrics, and functional checkout for military aerospace systems. Manages requirements, functional decomposition, MBSE activities, hardware configuration, schedules, risks, performance, and earned value within a complex program. Collaborates across teams, supports program reviews, and may lead procurement and supply-chain activities. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance, eligibility for Top Secret and SAP approval, U.S. citizenship, and 10% travel.

Develop and execute manual and automated testing strategies for cloud-native DoD applications in AWS GovCloud. Build Cypress UI and end-to-end test suites, validate APIs and integrations, and test React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python applications. Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines, perform functional, regression, security, accessibility, and system testing, and collaborate with developers, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, product, and mission teams. Document test results, quality metrics, and procedures while supporting Agile development practices.