About This RoleAs a Vehicle Systems Integration & Test Engineer, you will have a broad role scope owning vehicle systems, integration, and test. Ultimately, engineers are responsible for the vehicle and ensuring all systems are ready for launch and operations. To accomplish this, engineers need knowledge of system design, manufacturing, test, and operations. This role interfaces with all engineering departments and Integration and Test Engineers must be able to drive conflicting requirements to implemented solutions.
Responsibilities- Develop and own the vehicle integration and test campaign to validate and verify vehicle flight readiness
- Own vehicle technical and programmatic decisions to ensure vehicle success
- Create, maintain, and execute build and test procedures
- Create and maintain build schedules to drive delivery of flight components, ground support equipment, and software readiness
- Maintain vehicle system budgets (power, mass, telemetry, etc) and ensure the tools output relevant information for all teams
- Evaluate vehicle change impacts and drive execution of change implementation
- Own avionics systems, schematics, and harness design
- Operate vehicles in space
Basic Qualifications- B.S. degree in engineering, physics, or related field and 1+ years of experience (internships & projects included) in systems, integration, and/or test
- Teamwork, communication, and problem solving in a collaborative environment
- Strong first principles thinking and technical breadth across relevant fields (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.)
- Hands-on experience building aerospace vehicles
- Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs
- Must be comfortable bending, stooping, and standing
- Hands-on position may require standing and working directly with hardware on the floor
Preferred Skills and Experience- Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems
- Experience with project management of the full lifecycle of a project
- Capability to solve complex problems autonomously as an individual or as a member of an integrated team.
- Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as C++ & Python
- Experience with aerospace hardware development practices (e.g., qualification testing practices, design for typical space environments, cleanliness, etc.)
- Prior work in a technical leadership role for a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
- Experience supporting flight test or flying spacecraft
- Experience in propulsion systems, integration, and/or test
- Experience in a production environment
- Wiring schematic, harness design, and harness manufacturing experience
- Unigraphics NX experience or similar CAD software
Pay Range- Salary Range:
- Engineer I: $109,148 - $157,658/per year
- Engineer II: $119,543 - $172,673/per year
- This role is on-sitein El Segundo, CA
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance
- You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
ITAR RequirementsVarda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally, our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items, our policy is to only hire "U.S. persons" who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
"US person" means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).
