Engineering Manager, Hardware and Environments Test

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of test engineers providing distance, direction, and motivation to complete the mission, growing capacity within our most important asset: our people.
• Manage the team and cross-team test coordination utilizing effective and efficient tools that reduce friction and fuel high-quality, high-rate output
• Own execution of test to meet program commitments including testing component, subsystem, vehicle-level hardware, and environments for qualification and acceptance.
• Drive load capacity planning: forecast demand, balance resources, maximize efficiency, and ensure teams are properly staffed and focused.
• Provide accurate inputs to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), engineering reviews, and test reviews, aligning test activities with program needs.
• Own and continuously improve test processes, ensuring efficiency, repeatability, and compliance.
• Drive partnership with design teams to ensure high quality design that not only meets requirements, but can be tested to the qualification requirements of a program.
• Champion efficiency and automation initiatives to reduce cycle time, improve first-time test success, and scale acceptance and qualification repeatability.
• Ensure test facilities and workspaces are clean, organized, and optimized for safety and efficiency.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
• First-principles driven approach to engineering and problem solving backed by ability to scale analytical rigor to meet program risk levels and maturity.
• 5+ years of experience in space system, developmental system, or complex system test across electrical, mechanical, fluids, and environmental. Environmental test experience in thermal, vacuum, vibration, electromagnetic interference / electromagnetic compatibility environments.
• Mastered use of test processes, tools, and practices including test plans, test equipment design, development, and implementation, and the integration of automation components across these systems.
• Experience setting up test architecture in manufacturing and test execution system (epsilon 3 or equivalent)
• Experience with space-grade and ESD sensitive component and assembly testing.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and maintain test equipment and facilities including environmental, structural or mechanical, fluids, and electrical test.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent discipline.
• Extensive experience with test ground support equipment and electrical ground support equipment design, development, and implementation in test.
• Demonstrated ability to stand up spacecraft/component test and environmental test facilities including vibration, thermal, vacuum, EMI/EMC, fluids and pressure.
• Active DoD clearance or ability to obtain one.

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: $145,000 to $160,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
• Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location —this a fully onsite position based out of our Centennial, CO office.
• Work environment —the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands —the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
• This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite
• To conform to U.S. 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.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
• True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.