Senior Development Test Engineer

k2 space

Los Angeles, CA, United States
On-site
Component, subsystem, and vehicle level testing
Structural, thermal, fluid, dynamic, and electromechanical systems
Design and build test setups
You will own the success of component, subsystem, and vehicle level testing across structural, thermal, fluid, dynamic, and electromechanical systems

Job Summary

  • You will own the success of component, subsystem, and vehicle level testing across structural, thermal, fluid, dynamic, and electromechanical systems.
  • In your first 6 months, you will define development test campaigns, design and build test setups, and be hands-on with flight hardware.
  • You will drive best practices by leading large test campaigns and mentoring the growing team.

Matching Summary

You will own the success of component, subsystem, and vehicle level testing across structural, thermal, fluid, dynamic, and electromechanical systems.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • component, subsystem, and vehicle level testing
  • structural, thermal, fluid, dynamic, and electromechanical systems
  • design and build test setups
  • hands-on with flight hardware
  • prototype testing
  • multidisciplinary test campaigns
  • test equipment operation
  • instrumentation

Nice-to-have

  • thrives in a fast-paced environment
  • contributing to a groundbreaking startup
  • driving best practices
  • mentoring the growing team
  • high impact infrastructure trade studies
  • creating tools, methods, and processes

Key Requirements

  • Experience in development test campaigns
  • Experience designing and building test setups
  • Experience with flight hardware
  • Experience validating designs through prototype testing
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary test campaigns
  • Experience with CAD, FEA, and hand calculations

Work Rights

Not specified

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