Environmental Test Engineer II

Environmental Test Engineer II

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited university.
• 2 years of relevant industry or research experience covering several of the responsibilities listed.
• Working knowledge of environmental test for the aerospace industry.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Authoring environmental test plans and procedures for development, qualification, and acceptance test campaigns.
• Interpreting environmental test standards, such as the NASA General Environmental Verification Standard (GEVS), and design test plans accordingly.
• Designing test fixtures such as mounting brackets and signal feedthroughs.
• Analyzing test fixtures for performance, such as thermal simulation and modal analysis.
• Selecting and maintaining environmental test equipment, such as thermal chambers, thermal vacuum chambers, vibration tables, and pyroshock simulation systems.
• Executing environmental test plans.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and approving environmental test data and results.
• Contributing and participating in root cause analysis, anomaly investigations, and failure review boards, where necessary.
• Authoring customer-facing test reports.
• Working hand-in-hand with electronics engineers and mechanical engineers to understand company products and design tests accordingly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Space industry experience.
• Familiarity with aerospace environmental test standards including, but not limited to, GSFC-STD-7000B, SMC-S-016, DO-160G, etc.
• Software proficiency, such as Python.
• Experience with common test fixture manufacturing processes (CNC, etc.).
• Familiarity with GD&T.