Avionics Test Engineer III
Core
Develop plans, procedures, and equipment for testing liquid rocket engine controller hardware and execute testing to ensure safe, repeatable spaceflight.
Role type
Senior IC avionics test engineer
Builds
Liquid rocket engine controller hardware qualification and acceptance test plans and execution
Domain
Aerospace propulsion systems / Avionics testing
Required skills
Avionics hardware testing, analog and digital hardware troubleshooting, bench measurement and data acquisition, Root Cause Analysis, environmental and EMI lab operations
Preferred skills
RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 compliance, sensor integration (LVDT, RTD, thermocouples, pressure transducers, resolvers, accelerometers), Python, MATLAB, Linux, test network configuration
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, Linux
Responsibilities
Plan, complete, and report avionics development, qualification, and acceptance testing; Analyze Environmental/EMI test data; Use measurement, data reduction, and analysis to determine root causes for failures in avionics testing; Identify and mitigate test execution risks; Perform and work comfortably in an environmental and EMI lab environment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC