Senior MAIT Electrical and Test Engineer

The role

The Senior MAIT Electrical and Test Engineer takes technical ownership of electrical test equipment and automated functional tests. This role involves verifying spacecraft, engineering models, and test beds.

What you will do

• Take technical ownership of electrical test equipment and functional-test capability for flight hardware, engineering models and test beds.
• Establish and maintain a practical development and readiness plan for test equipment and software.
• Define and assess electrical test-equipment and functional-test needs.
• Translate system and subsystem requirements into functional-test strategies, procedures, sequences and criteria.
• Lead the electrical design, integration, build, troubleshooting and maintenance of test equipment and its software.
• Develop and review automated functional-test software, data acquisition and test sequences in LabVIEW and/or VeriStand.
• Define and review test-equipment architecture, instrumentation, cabling, schematics, interface definitions, configuration and verification evidence.
• Plan and support test readiness reviews.
• Support and perform unit-, subsystem- and system-level electrical and functional tests on engineering and flight hardware.
• Lead technical investigation of test anomalies and support non-conformance disposition.

Required qualifications

• Degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or comparable qualification
• Significant hands-on experience with electrical/electronic components and systems
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan and deliver electrical or functional tests for complex hardware
• Strong practical experience developing functional tests from requirements
• Theoretical understanding as well as practical experience with electrical test equipment and test interfaces
• Familiarity with network configuration and network protocols (TCP/IP) used by test systems
• Ability to develop and review software for test equipment and automated functional tests in LabVIEW and/or VeriStand
• Experience with data acquisition, test automation, measurement-chain verification and systematic troubleshooting on electrical test equipment
• Experience preparing hardware and test systems for controlled testing
• Ability to lead technical anomaly investigations
• Experience providing technical guidance, reviewing work or sharing good practice with colleagues
• Ability to read, understand and apply technical manuals, data reports, electrical schematics and design specifications

Nice to have

• experience with Python or similar is an asset
• Exposure to Mission Control Software platforms like CCS5, COSMOS or similar
• experience with COSMOS is a plus
• Experience with communication and power test equipment is an asset

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check
• Relocation assistance is provided including visa sponsorship where applicable

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity, including Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle.