Job ID: 2614425
Location: Sunnyvale, CA, US
Date Posted: 2026-07-09
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Aerospace Engr
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description As a customer In-Plant Satellite Factory Integration & Test (I&T) Engineer, provide government customer insight at satellite contractor facility during design, manufacture, integration, test and launch phases. Responsibilities will include oversight of various contractor I&T activities; identifying and resolving technical issue by leading and influencing contractor efforts in successfully delivering satellite for on orbit operations.
Key duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Work in an interactive team environment with Government customer leads, satellite subsystems developers, and other subject matter experts.
Facilitates communications between Customer Program Office and contractor team and provide written daily and weekly status reports to customer program office
Identify, communicate and lead program team to address and resolve technical and programmatic issues
Review, assess and evaluate contractor satellite assembly, integration and test plans and procedures
Perform test engineering and requirements flow down assessment on all satellite level test plans, procedures and reports
Provide analysis support on satellite test results to verify the satellite design satisfies the system requirements.
Performs Spacecraft level requirements satisfaction analysis and Functional & Physical Configuration Audits (FCA/PCA)
Participate in Failure Review Boards (FRBs) to adjudicate and resolve anomalies by direct fact finding, audits, inquiries, and investigations of processing, testing, or operational failures.
Assist in ensuring compliance to interfaces and standards or that appropriate deviations/waivers are in place
24/7 shift work may be required
Qualifications Bachelor's and ten (14) years or more experience; Master's and eight (12) years or more experience; PhD and five (5) years or more experience.
5 or more years of Spacecraft systems engineering experience with integration and test experience
Experience working in satellite development, manufacturing, and I&T
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills (including collaborative communication skills)
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desired Qualifications: MS in Electrical, Software, or Mechanical Engineering
Experience with multiple satellite programs and satellite System Engineering Integration and Test
Experience with early life-cycle satellite engineering activities/milestones, satellite integration and test, and Launch and Initialization (L&I) activities
Target salary range: $200,001 - $240,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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- Dice Id: 10111346
- Position Id: 2614425
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