Senior Assembly, Integration & Test Engineer

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Golden, Colorado, United States

$91-184k

Full Time

2 years ago

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Job description

About Loft

Loft Federal provides the US national security space community with a rapid, affordable, and simplified path to orbit for any smallsat mission. We are a US-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc.

At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close-knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We value kind, supportive, and team-oriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator.

Ready to join the adventure?

Loft Orbital's mission is to make space simple for organizations to collect information about the Earth. We provide space infrastructure and operation as a service for whatever size mission a client needs - whether that's a constellation, a single satellite, or even flying multiple customer payloads on the same satellite.

As an AIT Engineer, you'll be responsible for ensuring the satellite is built and tested before launch. This is a truly multidisciplinary role where you'll work with almost every department in Loft and no two days will ever feel the same. You may be working with the Mechanical team to determine payload arrangement, Electrical team to design harnesses, Systems team on requirements and verification, PMs on scheduling, Software team on debugging, and the Product team for testing Loft hardware. You'll also work within the AIT team on the design and conduction of functional, performance, and environmental testing of the payloads and completed satellite. Through all of this, you'll need to be good at communication and documentation as well as have a passion for troubleshooting/debugging. This is a unique role and we're looking for a unique person to fill it!

The Role

Build and test satellite before launch.
Work within the Loft team to test and verify internally developed products, and ensure successful delivery of final flight products to missions.
Board, Box, and system level integration and test.
Electrical and some mechanical integration of the payloads onto the satellite.
Environmental testing at the box and system level (Vibration, TVAC, EMI)
Test procedure authorship and execution

Must Haves

US Citizenship required
Required: active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance. Active Top Secret clearance with experience in (last 2 years) or active Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) strongly desired.
Preferred: Current in-scope DoD SECRET background investigation with at least 3 years of eligibility remaining, or Continuous Evaluation (CE) status, with willingness and ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
Preferred: DoD or Intelligence Community Top Secret background investigation with at least 3 years of eligibility remaining or CE status; and SCI eligibility with current experience in SCI programs, other control systems, and/or Special Access Programs
5+ years (3+ with graduated degree) in a testing role or related, preferably in aerospace
Experience with writing, performing, and documenting tests
Experience with environmental testing (Vibration, TVAC, EMI, Radiation)
Experience organizing test campaigns from initial idea to completion
Familiar with aerospace testing standards such as GEVS, etc.
Experience using software to test (python preferred)
Experience designing or building harnesses for flight or test
Experience setting up GSE for testing

Nice-to-Haves

AIT or Test lead on previous projects
Experience juggling multiple test campaign priorities simultaneously
Significant software experience creating and debugging tests in python
Board and box level electrical testing and debugging
HW integration experience, preferably satellite or aerospace
Experience writing procedures for a variety of levels eg: internal development vs. production acceptance testing
Experience sing Jira/Confluence for organization and communication
Experience using GIT and Docker

Our Benefits

Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance with a 100% company-paid option for employees and their dependents; Tax Deferred Programs, such as Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts, with an employer contribution to the HSA; 100% employer-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance; Fertility Planning and Care Assistance through Carrot Fertility, which provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
Financial Benefits: 401(k); Equity; Employee Referral Program; Relocation assistance, if applicable
Paid Leave: Flexible Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal, Bereavement); 12 Paid Holidays; Fully-paid Parental Leave (14 weeks for birthing parents; 10 weeks for non-birthing parents); Working Parents Support
Other Perks: Daily catered lunches and snacks; International exposure to our team in France; Company off-sites, and many social events and celebrations

PLEASE NOTE: Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t ‘check all the boxes'.

We are an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or pregnancy.