Mechanical Test Engineer, Deployable Antenna Structures
Core
Own the mechanical deployment test program for integrated antenna assemblies, including fixture development, test execution, and data analysis.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical test engineer (deployable structures)
Builds
Ground test campaigns for deployable antenna structures and mechanisms
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite systems / Deployable structures
Required skills
mechanical judgment, fixture design, force/torque measurement, motion analysis, optical measurement, anomaly investigation, test procedure development, data reduction
Preferred skills
deployable antenna testing, gravity-offload rig design, photogrammetry, thermal-vacuum testing, mechanism friction characterization
Technologies
Labview, Python, DAQ systems, optical measurement tools, force/torque sensors
Responsibilities
Design and build gravity-offload fixtures for large flexible structures; Set up and run physical deployment tests; Measure force, torque, and trajectory profiles; Investigate deployment anomalies and geometry outliers; Correlate test results with structural models; Coordinate subsystem and assembly-level testing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
