Senior- or Staff-level Test Engineer

About the Role Stratolaunch is seeking a Senior- or Staff-level Test Engineer to lead the Talon-A air-launched, hypersonic vehicle testing. The ideal candidate will have experience in vehicle integration and test, and will interface with a multi-disciplinary engineering team and program management to ensure mission success. What You'll Do

• Collaborate with the systems engineering, test-team responsible engineers, and program leadership to define and implement vehicle integration and test activities
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary engineering team to produce and maintain an up-to-date test objective database
• Ensure the vehicle is tested in a manner that meets vehicle requirements
• Participate in test planning, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), test execution, vehicle troubleshooting, and post-test data reviews
• Architect and optimize data review methodology, as well as data review and data analysis tools
• Understand connections and dependencies between subsystems
• Set standards for test planning and documentation and ensure those standards are met
• Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, and integrity in the fulfillment of commitments What We're Looking For
• Experience working in small, dynamic engineering teams where each member often has multiple responsibilities
• Previous test experience (vehicle integration testing, ground testing, and/or flight testing)
• Familiarity with avionics, instrumentation, software, fluid systems, liquid rockets, and/or structures
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Excellent written & verbal communication
• Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Familiarity with CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
• Familiarity with configuration management systems such as Jira
• Familiarity with requirement management systems such as Jama, Cameo, DOORS, etc. Nice to Have
• Experience as a Test Conductor
• Experience contributing to the systems engineering content for major technical reviews (System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review)
• Experience maintaining aerospace industry standards for vehicle configuration and changes
• Experience with air-launched hypersonic vehicle development
• Experience with technical risk identification, management, and mitigation
• Experience defining, managing, and verifying requirements for hypersonic vehicles with hot-structure airframes
• Current DOD Secret security clearance (preferred) Compensation & Benefits
• Salary ranges: Senior-level: $120,500-$158,000; Staff-level: $157,000-$206,000 per year (exact offer depends on location, education, and experience)
• 9/80 schedule
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
• Tuition reimbursement