Senior Constellation AI&T Engineer

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. Define integration and test architectures for constellation concepts, including test flow, facility and GSE concepts, acceptance campaign structure, and throughput modeling for tens to hundreds of vehicles .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $144,179 - $219,522 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in integration and test architectures for aerospace systems, with a strong focus on AI&T metrics, design-for-test principles, and risk management. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders while driving high-rate production strategies.

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Integration And Test ArchitectureAI&T Metrics EstablishmentSystems Engineering FundamentalsTest Automation StrategiesAerospace Systems Assembly

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Hard Skills

Design-For-TestTest Flow DevelopmentAcceptance Campaign StructureFirst-Pass Yield MetricsHALT/HASS ScreeningRequirements VerificationThroughput ModelingAutomated Checkout StrategiesCost And Schedule EstimationEnvironmental Stress Screening

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationVerbal Communication SkillsInfluencing Multidisciplinary TeamsAdaptability To Shifting PrioritiesProblem-Solving Under Incomplete Information

Certifications & Qualifications

U.S. Government TS/SCI Clearance

Industry Keywords

Aerospace SystemsIntegration And TestProduction Line DesignQualification StandardsReliability Growth

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AssemblyTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define integration and test architectures for constellation concepts, including test flow, facility and GSE concepts, acceptance campaign structure, and throughput modeling for tens to hundreds of vehicles
Drive design-for-test and design-for-integration across payload and bus subsystems, including power, communications, avionics, GN&C, propulsion, thermal, and structures
Develop AI&T concepts for rate production, including test automation, streamlined acceptance campaigns, reduced-touch environmental strategies, and first-pass-yield and rework assumptions
Define launch-cadence-driven architecture constraints, including dispenser and stack integration, encapsulation flow, launch-site processing throughput, and deployment concepts
Author technical content for proposals, white papers, and customer engagements, including AI&T approaches, test-flow narratives, staffing and facility bases of estimate, and associated risks
Serve as AI&T technical authority in architecture reviews, concept gates, and independent reviews
Capture integration and test risks and mitigation plans
Partner with program AI&T organizations to ground concepts in demonstrated capability and hand off mature architectures at award

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in engineering or equivalent technical field; 10+ years of related experience in the design, development, and flight of aerospace systems
6+ years of experience in spacecraft or aerospace systems assembly, integration and test
Has taken at least one aerospace system through assembly, integration, and test to launch or deployment, including hands-on time on the integration floor and/or at the launch site
Demonstrated ability to scale test and verification strategy from traditional aerospace practice to high-rate builds using protoflight, HALT/HASS, and lot acceptance sampling
Experience establishing and driving AI&T metrics, including first-pass yield, test cycle time, and rework rates
Experience defining automated checkout and screening/acceptance sampling strategies
Strong systems engineering fundamentals, including requirements verification and the full Systems Engineering V
Proven ability to build and defend cost, schedule, and throughput estimates for unprecedented work
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and brief senior internal and customer stakeholders
Comfortable operating with incomplete information on quick-turn studies with shifting priorities
Ability to obtain a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance
U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency, or lawful admission to the U.S. as a refugee or person granted asylum
Preferred: M.S. or Ph.D. with 8+ years in engineering or equivalent technical field
Preferred experience with exquisite/low-rate and proliferated/high-rate production programs
Preferred experience tailoring SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-1540, or equivalent qualification standards
Preferred experience with HALT/HASS screening, reliability growth, or environmental stress screening program design
Preferred experience designing, standing up, or scaling a production line for complex aerospace or comparable hardware

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation assistance for candidates relocating to an office location listed in the posting
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability
401(k) with company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Potential benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, individual contributions, and company discretion