RESPONSIBILITIES:

📍Develop deep understanding of vehicle avionics/propulsion architecture, and how the vehicle operates as an integrated system 📍Establish test criteria and pass/fail requirements for integrated vehicle checkouts 📍Develop procedures and processes for validation of a rapidly evolving spacecraft 📍Identify and drive improvements to testing efficiency and safety of vehicle testing 📍Troubleshoot hardware issues real-time, and push feedback to correct owners to eliminate repeat issues 📍Interface with design, build, and systems engineering as well as production leadership and technicians in the field 📍Develop and lead training efforts to build test execution capability within production and outside engineering teams 📍Build requirements and provide feedback for large scope GSE projects needed to enable checkouts execution and achieve production rate 📍Develop the Starship production line, and provide feedback to Starship design to maximize efficiency and minimize cost/ton to orbit

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

📍Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline 1+ years of hands-on engineering experience (design teams and previous internships qualify)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

📍Proven experience in streamlining test operations by challenging requirements and eliminating process waste 📍Systems engineering experience, ability to understand multi-disciplinary integrated systems 📍Experience creating, reading, and interpreting electrical and fluid schematics 📍Experience with integration and testing of propulsion and/or electrical systems 📍Experience in planning and execution of complex test operations 📍Experience developing test software, automation 📍Experience in test equipment design and operation 📍Experience writing test plans, procedures and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale 📍Familiarity with software development in Rust, Python, or other languages