Systems Test Engineering, Senior

Join us on our mission to expand humanity's presence in space.

The talented innovators in Goleta, CA are a leading developer and provider of satellite mechanisms, deployable structures and booms and deployable solar array systems to the global space market.

The team is revolutionizing spaceflight and are currently being utilized on missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and commercial space companies. With many more exciting projects on the horizon our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above.

Senior Systems Engineer

to join our Systems and Test Engineering team in

In this role you will work on a variety of program tasks ranging from Requirements and Verification Management, Test Campaign Planning, Solar Array Power Management and Analysis, and Specialty Engineering (M&P, Reliability, Radiation, EEE parts, and more) roles.

You will have the opportunity to work on projects of all sizes for a variety of industry and government customers.

Act as the Lead S&T Engineer on a project team for satellite subsystems and components

Perform Requirements and Verification Management, including customer collaboration, requirements decomposition and flowdown

Lead technical content and present at Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)

Communicate decomposed requirements to team functional roles (Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Quality, etc)

Develop program-level verification plans and coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams

Manage Systems Engineering documentation including Specs, SOWs, SDRLs, Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Reports

Support hardware integration and testing across all levels of assembly (component, EDU, Qual, and Flight)

Evaluate test data, assess compliance, and generate verification reports

Serve as technical point of contact for external / offsite test facilities

Perform EEE component selection, derating, lifetime, and failure analysis

Conduct reliability, FMECA, lifecycle, and PMPL analyses

Perform radiation analysis and coordinate radiation test activities

Prepare technical review packages and present results to management and customers

Collaborate with Program Management on risk, schedule, and verification status

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years

Strong foundation in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or systems engineering

Ability to work independently and apply engineering principles with minimal oversight

Citizen or Permanent Resident (Visa sponsorship not available)

Basic proficiency in CAD tools (Inventor, SolidWorks, ProE)

Experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar data analysis tools

Experience with electrical test support equipment and instrumentation

Knowledge of space hardware materials, processes, and qualification pathways

We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.

Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.