Test Engineer - Environment
Core
Design, execute, and analyze environmental stress test campaigns (vibration, thermal, IP, corrosion, altitude, fatigue) for drone sub-systems and Ground Support Equipment to validate survivability and performance under real-world stress.
Role type
Senior IC physical test engineer (environmental stress testing)
Builds
Robust drone hardware and GSE capable of surviving transport, operational, and launch-induced dynamic environments
Domain
Defense / Aerospace hardware testing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Environmental test standards, physical instrumentation (strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples, pressure transducers, load cells), DAQ systems, structural mechanics, material fatigue, vibration dynamics, shock response, thermal chamber operation, environmental test equipment operation, precision metrology
Preferred skills
Defense/dual-use hardware testing experience, ITAR/EAR export control familiarity, aerospace environment experience
Technologies
Vibration tables, shock rigs, thermal chambers, IR cameras, salt-spray cabinets, load frames, torque meters
Responsibilities
Design and execute vibration and shock campaigns; Execute thermal soak and cycling tests; Perform IP and ingress testing; Run humidity, salt spray, and corrosion campaigns; Validate component behavior under simulated low-pressure conditions; Run high-cycle fatigue and endurance campaigns; Conduct failure mode boundary testing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC