Senior Environmental Test Engineer

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations the applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. conditional resident asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites UAVs launch vehicles and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment which allows us to learn develop and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on interactive and autonomous work CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate collaborative energetic and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Senior Environmental Test Engineer to our team. If you are excited about working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing critical test systems for leading-edge satellite spacecraft and aerospace communication systems we would like to hear from you.

In this position you will develop and implement test procedures for dynamic and thermal environmental testing of CesiumAstro components and systems. You will be responsible for leveraging design for testability and continuous improvement to deliver space-grade electronics and structures without compromising personnel safety or product reliability. A successful candidate for this role will demonstrate integrity intellectual curiosity empathy technical capability and a strong motivation to support environmental test.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create hardware test procedures ensure test readiness unblock issues that arise during test campaigns support of our environmental test resources.
• Develop standard operating procedures for environmental test technicians.
• Establish and increase the efficiency of environmental test processes to maximize output limit burden and enable products to rapidly transition from engineering development to production.
• Identify improvement opportunities and execute initiatives to maintain safe operations ensure product quality reduce lead time/labor hours etc. through environmental test.
• Identify implement and qualify environmental test equipment and processes in support of high reliability and throughput production.
• Troubleshoot and identify ultimate root cause of issues in environmental test processes (hardware defects test equipment anomalies software problems etc.) and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Enable production autonomy understanding requirements simplifying work processes and automating actions.
• Develop test equipment automation to improve efficiency of environmental test processes and maximize throughput.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline and a minimum of 5 years related experience.
• Experience in a hardware test environment for the Aerospace industry.
• Experience operating/maintaining thermal chambers TVAC chambers and/or vibration shakers.
• Experience with test instrumentation (i.e. thermocouples accelerometers pressure transducers etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with peers.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-160G MIL-STD-xxx GEVS SMC etc.
• Experience in the aerospace industry.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated ability to scale production rate capability.
• Experience performing RTCA DO-160 aerospace environmental qualification campaigns for humidity waterproofness icing sand and dust salt fog temperature and altitude acceleration operational shock and crash safety vibration and fluids susceptibility.
• Demonstrated experience with hardware automation using Python C or similar.

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience education/training and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health dental vision HSA FSA life disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace color religion sex national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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