Are you looking to advance your career and flex your leadership and manufacture/test operations expertise in a fast-paced and rewarding organization? Join us! You'll improve technologies, and resolve problems in conjunction with manufacturing, quality assurance, and engineering. Your duties will also include translating customer requirements into state-of-the-art manufacturing strategies and processes, resulting in cost-effective processing and profitable manufacturing of company products, developing operations-related plans, budgets, and policies and procedure and ensuring the operations environment is safe and in compliance with all regulations in regards to the production facility.
Sierra Space, based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin and Durham, North Carolina, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations. Learn more about Sierra Space
Primary Responsibilities:

• Design tests, procedures, test articles, fixturing, ground support equipment (GSE), controls, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems for mechanical and electro-mechanical systems tests.
• Execute tests, record notes and anomalies, collect and analyze data, and write test reports.
• Test requirements derivation and analysis.
• Develop tools and processes to improve test engineering work flow & efficiency.
• Mentor junior test engineers in industry standard test methods and equipment.

Must-haves:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering or other related discipline and typically 10 or more years of experience
• Conceptual knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Familiarity working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
• Knowledge of requirements management, system design, and systems integration
• Exposure to planning, conducting and documenting Verification and Validation (V&V) activities

Preferred:

• Expertise with mechanical, structural, and environmental testing of large aerospace assemblies, mechanical systems, mechanisms, and structures.
• Expertise designing tests for pressurized systems, including propulsion, life support, and cooling systems.
• Expertise designing tests for environmental tests such as thermal, thermal vacuum (TVAC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), vibration, shock, acoustic, etc.
• Expertise developing test equipment, Ground Support Equipment (GSE), and servicing equipment for mechanical and pressurized fluid systems.
• Experience with testing of actuators, motors, and associated controllers.
• Experience with testing of static and deployable solar arrays.
• Experience with various testing equipment, instrumentation, standards, and methodologies to include manual and automated testing, especially using National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW software.
• Ability to prepare complex and professional test plans, test procedures, and test reports in order to demonstrate compliance to system requirements
• Familiarity with Product and Quality Assurance principles and experienced in generation and disposition of product non-conformances
• Experience performing certification testing for various certification organizations (i.e. FAA, NASA, DoD)
• Ability to support nights and weekends testing as required
• Ability to read schematics, use service manuals, follow test procedures, and use logical trouble shooting techniques
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.
Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps
• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.)
• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials
• Rarely exposed to loud noises

Safety Sensitive Position:

• Responsible for the safety or security of people or property
• Inspects structures, equipment or vehicles

Referral Bonus:
$1,500
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $120,552.10 - $165,759.14
Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.