Environmental Test Systems Engineer (LabVIEW) Verified today

About the role

Stratolaunch seeks a Level II or Senior Environmental Test Systems Engineer to support the test team developing and validating the Talon air-launched hypersonic vehicle. You will lead environmental and functional testing of avionics and components across ground support equipment and flight test phases.

What you will do

• Create environmental test plans, procedures, and reports to satisfy internal and external requirements
• Participate in environmental tests onsite and offsite
• Schedule and travel to test houses to support test execution
• Perform failure analysis and generate recovery plans for test failures
• Maintain and operate environmental test equipment such as vibration tables and thermal chambers
• Design new environmental test instrumentation systems and support their operation
• Support operations of existing environmental test instrumentation systems
• Apply knowledge of test standards including DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-461

Required qualifications

• Knowledge of electrical engineering, software engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft or launch vehicle integration
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of environmental component level tests
• Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical systems
• Experience or knowledge of designing test instrumentation systems
• Experience reviewing electrical and mechanical schematics
• Strong communication skills to share technical challenges and guidance with test stakeholders
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit business goals and schedule
• Experience with complex aerospace system development
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance

Preferred qualifications

• Environmental acceptance and qualification testing experience
• Experience developing test system software
• Full life cycle data acquisition experience from instrumentation selection to data processing
• Testing of RF components such as RF transmitters, GPS systems, RF cabling, and RF antennas
• EMC testing experience per MIL-STD-461 or similar
• Knowledge of RCC-319-19, DO-160, or SMC-S-16 test standards
• Experience with NI cRIO and cDAQ platforms for data collection and test automation
• Experience with Curtiss-Wright KAM-500 DAS and IADS data processing software
• Experience developing digital test procedures
• SolidWorks or CAD software experience
• Capital, Zuken, or other electrical wiring software experience
• Expertise in Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB or equivalent
• Experience with issue tracking systems such as JIRA
• Experience with Git for software configuration management
• Command line programming and scripting languages (Python, PowerShell)

Education and experience

Level II (USD 101,000-146,500): Bachelor's degree from accredited institution and 2-5 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Senior (USD 120,500-158,000): Bachelor's degree from accredited institution and 5-10 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Staff level (USD 157,000-206,000): Bachelor's degree from accredited institution and 10-20 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work environment

• Position based in Mojave, California
• Travel as needed to support the department, estimated less than 5%
• May involve operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to USD 11,500
• Tuition reimbursement