MAIT Electrical and Test Engineer

Job description

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. We are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refueled in orbit, and which carries cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. We want you as a talented MAIT Electrical and Test Engineer to help us in our mission by supporting the electrical design, development, maintenance and documentation of test equipment and automated functional tests required to verify our spacecraft, engineering models and test beds, to ensure that our mission will succeed and our system will work in space! Key Responsibilities In your role as a MAIT Electrical and Test Engineer, your role will include the following responsibilities: Define and assess electrical test equipment and functional test needs for flight hardware as well as engineering models and test beds Translate system and subsystem requirements into traceable functional test procedures, sequences and objective pass/fail criteria Design, build, troubleshoot and maintain electrical test equipment and its software, with a focus on electrical engineering and test interfaces Develop and integrate electrical test equipment, instrumentation, cabling and interfaces for power, communication and measurement activities Develop and maintain automated functional test software, scripts and data acquisition for electrical test equipment Prepare and maintain test documentation, including schematics, interface definitions, procedures, test results and verification evidence Support and perform unit-, subsystem- and system-level electrical and functional tests on engineering and flight hardware Analyze test results, troubleshoot anomalies, document non-conformances and support their resolution and retest Manufacture and assemble test-equipment components Participate in environmental tests and launch campaigns. What we would love to see from you In the role of MAIT Electrical and Test Engineer, ideally you will bring the following skillset, mentality and experience: Degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or comparable qualification Practical experience with electrical/electronic components and systems, ideally in spacecraft AIT or functional verification Experience developing functional tests from requirements, including test procedures, acceptance criteria, traceability an…