Senior Instrumentation Engineer

The role

The Senior Instrumentation Engineer serves as the technical authority for instrumentation and data acquisition across test programs. This role involves designing, building, calibrating, and validating sensor systems and DAQ infrastructure for solid rocket motors and energetic materials.

What you will do

• Design, specify, procure, install, calibrate, and validate instrumentation systems
• Build, configure, and operate data acquisition systems
• Develop and maintain instrumentation calibration programs
• Author instrumentation-specific test documentation
• Support test stand design and commissioning efforts
• Perform post-test data reduction and quality review
• Troubleshoot instrumentation and DAQ system failures
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline with 7 years of experience in instrumentation and data acquisition engineering OR Master
• Hands-on proficiency designing, building, instrumenting and validating multi-channel instrumentation systems in an aerospace, defense, or high-consequence test environment
• Experience configuring and operating data acquisition platforms (NI PXI, NI CompactDAQ, DEWESoft, or equivalent)
• Experience maintaining instrumentation calibration programs and NIST-traceable calibration records
• Experience authoring instrumentation documentation
• Commitment to data integrity, measurement accuracy, and safety culture within regulatory environments including OSHA, ITAR, and energetic or hazardous materials test safety standards
• Ability to lift, move, or carry items or equipment up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch in a manufacturing and test environment
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

Nice to have

• Direct experience with solid rocket motor, liquid propulsion, or other energetic system test operations
• Proficiency with LabVIEW, NI TestStand, MATLAB, or equivalent tools

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%
• Company wellness programs
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources

Before you apply

• Must meet eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain applicable state and federal explosives licenses
• Minimum age 21 and over
• Drug-free workplace compliance required
• Successful completion of any legally required background investigations
• Must be a U.S. Person (US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) to conform to ITAR and EAR regulations

About the company

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company. They tackle complex challenges to advance mission-critical solutions for human progress and national security.