Test Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job title: Test Engineer

Exciting opportunity to join an innovative space company!

Position Summary

Seeking a Test Engineer to support the development, planning, execution, and oversight of spacecraft hardware testing. This role is critical to the successful development of advanced propulsion and aerospace systems and requires experience with environmental and aerospace testing. Strong documentation skills are essential, including test procedure development, reporting, and data collection. The position involves hands-on operation of test equipment and support of advanced technologies, including vacuum chambers, ion beam systems, and high-voltage electronics.

Responsibilities

Develop test plans, including verification and validation matrices.

Create test procedures for a variety of qualification, acceptance, and development tests.

Support environmental, vacuum, aerospace, and R&D testing activities.

Execute tests and collect, analyze, and document results.

Support troubleshooting and failure investigations.

Assist with test station setup, calibration, maintenance, and equipment procurement.

Prepare test reports and maintain quality, test, and failure documentation.

EMI, EMC, Lab instrumentation, digital multimeters

○ LabView

Vacuum chamber experience

Skills

Test plan, aerospace, space systems, Test equipment, Test development, Electrical, Labview, multimeter, lab instrumentation, emi testing, emc test, Test engineering, Hardware, Oscilloscope, Test procedure

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in a test engineering or similar role.

Experience with laboratory equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, and temperature sensors.

Experience supporting qualification or acceptance testing of hardware products.

Experience with environmental testing.

Experience developing test procedures and documentation.

Experience working with ESD-sensitive hardware.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

Vacuum chamber experience, including ultra-high vacuum environments (<1 micro-Torr).

Aerospace environmental testing experience.

Experience with vibration, shock, radiation, thermal, and humidity testing.

Familiarity with military or other high-reliability standards.

Experience working with high-voltage equipment (up to 5kV).

Experience with automated test equipment and data acquisition systems.

Experience with one or more of the following: LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, Altium, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Boston, MA.

The pay range for this position is $170000.00 - $195000.00/yr.

Benefits Paid holidays, sick time, and flexible vacation policy. Medical and dental coverage with employer contribution. 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. Life insurance. Short-term and long-term disability coverage. Tuition/education assistance.

This is a fully onsite position in Boston,MA.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 31, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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