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Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer

Colorado Springs, Colorado💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-08-07 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and execute advanced test/experimentation programs to assess space systems for the US Space Force, utilizing modeling and simulation alongside live testing.

Role type

Senior Test and Evaluation Engineer (Space Systems)

Builds

Test plans, data analysis reports, and validated system configurations for space reconnaissance missions.

Domain

National Security / Space Systems / Defense Acquisition

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), Design of Experiments (DoE), Statistical analysis, Data analysis, System decomposition, Test planning, Anomaly resolution

Preferred skills

Orbital mechanics, Astrodynamics, Space operations, Cyber security, Space Battle Management, Scripting languages, Database query languages

Technologies

M&S tools, HWIL environments, Statistical software, Data analysis tools

Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate space systems tests and experiments; Design and execute test programs to assess system effectiveness; Analyze pre-test predictions and define go/no-go criteria; Process and validate complex test data; Create test reports and presentations; Execute simulations to evaluate system suitability.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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