Stratolaunch

Environmental Test Engineer

Mojave, CAmidAdded today

About this role

Stratolaunch seeks an experienced Environmental Test Engineer to oversee environmental loads and testing for the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle. You'll coordinate between test and vehicle teams to plan, execute, and validate environmental testing across vibration, shock, thermal, and EMI domains while managing component qualification and flight data review.

What you'll do

Develop and maintain environmental test plans (ETP) for vibration, shock, thermal, and EMI loads on Talon-A vehicles
Coordinate vehicle instrumentation strategy to capture validation data and update test requirements
Review and analyze flight data against ETP predictions to ensure consistency and identify necessary updates
Track acceptance and qualification testing status for all line-replaceable units (LRUs) and report to chief engineer
Collaborate with thermal and dynamic analysts to review model predictions and test specifications
Ensure timely delivery of tested and qualified components to manufacturing for vehicle integration

What they're looking for

Environmental testing standards (DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461)
Thermal and structural analysis interpretation
Flight data analysis and validation
Configuration management and tracking software
Cross-functional team coordination
Technical communication to diverse audiences
MATLAB, Python, or equivalent programming
FEMAP/NASTRAN familiarity (preferred)

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience level ($101k-$206k range)
Work on cutting-edge hypersonic flight test programs
Located in Mojave, CA with minimal travel (<5%)
Opportunity to impact national security technology
Multi-disciplinary aerospace environment
DoD security clearance sponsorship potential

Likely interview questions

Describe your experience with environmental test standards like DO-160 or MIL-STD-810 and how you've applied them to aerospace programs.
Tell us about a time you coordinated between multiple engineering teams on a complex program—how did you manage conflicting priorities?

What experience do you have reviewing and interpreting flight test data, and how have you used it to validate or update test plans?
How would you approach instrumenting a hypersonic vehicle to capture data for thermal, vibration, and shock validation?
Describe your experience with configuration management systems and tracking component qualification status across multiple teams.
What thermal or dynamic analysis tools have you used, and how comfortable are you working with or reviewing FEMAP/NASTRAN models?
How do you communicate technical findings and challenges to chief engineers and non-technical stakeholders?

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