Integration Test Engineer
Integration Test Engineer
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$ 110000 - 160000
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About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from inorbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
From lifesaving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL (coming soon).
Join Varda and work to create a bustling inspace ecosystem.
About This Role
As an Integration and Test Engineer you will have a broad role scope owning vehicle systems integration and test.Ultimately engineersare responsible forthe vehicle and ensuring all systems are ready for launch and operations.Toaccomplishthis engineers need knowledge of system design manufacturingtest and operations. This role interfaces with all engineering departments and Integration and Test Engineers must be able to drive conflicting requirements to implemented solutions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own the vehicle integration and test campaign to validate and verify vehicle flight readiness
- Own vehicle technical and programmatic decisions to ensure vehicle success
- Create maintain and execute build and test procedures
- Create and maintain build schedules to drive delivery of flight components ground support equipment and software readiness
- Maintain vehicle system budgets (power mass telemetry etc) and ensure the tools output relevant information for all teams
- Evaluate vehicle change impacts and drive of change implementation
- Own avionics systems schematics and harness design
- Operate vehicles in space
- Own and improve production environment
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. degree in engineering physics or related field and 1 years of experience (internships & projects included) in systems integration and/or test
- Teamwork communication and problem solving in a collaborative environment
- Strong first principles thinking and technical breadth across relevant fields (electrical mechanical software etc.
- Handson experience building aerospace vehicles
- Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs.
- Must be comfortable bending stooping and standing
- Handson position may require standing and working directly with hardware on the floor
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems
- Experience with project management of the full lifecycle of a project
- Capability to solve complex problems autonomously as an individual or as a member of an integrated team.
- Experience with one or more generalpurpose programming languages such as C C Python
- Experience with aerospace hardware development practices (e.g. qualification testing practices design for typical space environments cleanliness etc.
- Prior work in a technical leadership role for a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
- Experience supporting flight test or flying spacecraft
- Experience in propulsion systems integration and/or test
- Experience in a production environment
- Wiring schematic harness design and harness manufacturing experience
- Unigraphics NX experience or similar CAD software
Pay Range
- Salary Range: $110000.00 $160000.00/per year
- This role isonsitein El Segundo CA
- Leveling and base salary is determined by jobrelated skills education level experience level and job performance
- You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or longterm cash awards
ITAR Requirements
Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain exportcontrolled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to exportcontrolled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)3 (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.
Learn more about the ITAR here.
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit qualifications and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race color gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity martial status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
EVerify Statement
Varda Space Industries Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security EVerify program. The EVerify program is an Internetbased employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theEVerifyprogram.
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Employment Type
Full Time
