Mechanical Test Engineer

Team: Assembly Integration & Test

Location: Englewood, Colorado

Commitment: Full-time (Regular)

Workplace Type: onsite

Salary:

Key Responsibilities

Test Planning & Requirements

• Define test requirements, environmental conditions, instrumentation, and equipment needed to verify vehicle, subsystem, and component performance.
• Develop, review, and execute test plans, procedures, and verification documentation for flight hardware, subsystems, and integrated systems.
• Plan and coordinate test campaigns end to end, including facility requirements, ground support equipment (GSE), instrumentation, data acquisition, safety reviews, and logistics.

Test Execution

• Serve as Test Engineer and Certified Test Conductor (CTC), responsible for the safe development and execution of test procedures. CTC certification will be earned on the job — prior certification is not required.
• Execute tests alongside test technicians, fellow test engineers, and the design team.
• Own the test procedures for structural, propulsion, and other hardware on the vehicles.
• Design, develop, and oversee fabrication of tooling and test fixtures as needed.

Analysis & Reporting

• Collect and reduce test data to determine whether requirements have been met.
• Document results, generate test reports, and deliver recommendations to engineering leadership and program stakeholders in order to validate our processes and hardware.
• Support root-cause investigations and corrective action implementation following test failures or hardware anomalies.
• Document and provide resolution to non-conformances.

Capability Building

• Develop and maintain test equipment, fixtures, instrumentation, procedures, and laboratory capabilities to improve efficiency and repeatability.
• Contribute to the Preventative Maintenance Plan (PMP) and to the expansion of the test teams equipment and facilities.
• Maintain configuration control of test articles, test equipment, procedures, and associated documentation throughout the program lifecycle.
• Partner with engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to resolve shop floor issues.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
2+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, pressurized systems, or other high-reliability hardware testing, integration, manufacturing, or verification. Substantial collegiate project team experience (e.g. Formula SAE, Design/Build/Fly, collegiate rocketry, hybrid electric vehicle) counts toward this.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing test plans, test procedures, verification documentation, and test reports.
Hands-on experience with instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
Working knowledge of scripting or automation tools such as Python, LabVIEW, or MATLAB.
Comfortable working hands-on with hardware in laboratory, cleanroom, and manufacturing environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a high standard of accountability and integrity.

What Makes You Stand Out!

Familiarity with qualification and acceptance testing methodologies for aerospace or other high-reliability systems.
Experience with requirements verification and traceability methodologies.
Experience with pneumatic or pressurized testing across a range of pressures, volumes, and media.
Experience with the design, manufacture, and operation of pressurized test stands.
Familiarity with NASA-STD-7000, SMC-S-016, SSCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-810, or equivalent
Working knowledge of AS9100, ISO, and quality control standards.
Experience with National Instruments data acquisition equipment
Strong understanding of engineering documentation, configuration management, and verification processes.
A track record of driving continuous quality and process improvement in a hardware manufacturing environment.