Senior Spacecraft Engineer / Senior Spacecraft Engineeress

Senior Spacecraft Integration & Test Engineer

Our client is seeking a Senior ATLO Engineer to take on a player-coach role across assembly, integration, and environmental testing for a growing line of small satellites. This position involves a balance between hands-on cleanroom work and leading the team through multiple programs running in parallel.

If you have experience building spacecraft across multiple programs, desire a role that keeps you close to hardware, and wish to have significant influence over team operations in a high-paced, high-production environment, this opportunity is tailored for you.

The Role

Approximately 40% of your time will be dedicated to direct hardware integration and testing, working in the cleanroom on assembly, troubleshooting, and environmental campaigns, including EMI/EMC, dynamics, and TVAC. The remaining time will be spent in a player-coach capacity, guiding the work of the broader ATLO team across various programs. You will act as a signature authority on test and assembly procedures, contribute to early design and proposal initiatives to enhance manufacturability, and interface closely with program, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams. This position straddles individual contribution and leadership, allowing for genuine input into the construction and delivery of multiple satellite programs.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical or scientific field, with 5 or more years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience in building and integrating spacecraft across at least two to three different programs (satellite, rover, lunar, or similar platforms that operate in space; launch vehicle experience will not apply).
• A background in mechanical or electrical integration, test engineering, or spacecraft integration within aerospace, automotive, or commercial production environments.
• Comfortable working in a cleanroom environment and on a rotating shift pattern, with occasional travel to test or launch sites.
• US Person status required.

What Sets Candidates Apart

• 7 or more years of experience specifically in space systems, ideally in satellite or spacecraft integration.
• Experience supporting multiple programs concurrently in a high-production small satellite environment.
• Experience writing work instructions and test procedures for critical aerospace hardware.
• Familiarity with hardware integration tools such as NI LabVIEW, DAQ hardware, power supplies, and signal analyzers.
• Active TS/SCI clearance, which would provide access to additional high-level programs.

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Adam Slade