LTA Research
Senior Test Engineer
Sunnyvale, California · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$150kDetected 35 days ago
PythonMATLABData VisualizationDO-160LabVIEWResearchCommunicationPublic SpeakingActuators
About the role
- Lighter Than Air is an equal opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Work with Design Engineers to identify failure modes and create verification/validation and qualification tests for materials, systems, and assemblies.
- Review engineering documents with a high standard of rigor.
- Identify and lead new test capability developments, including new testing methods and DAQ systems.
- Develop procedures for test technicians to execute, supporting test programs.
Requirements
- Proven experience with sensor, part, or material selection, qualification, characterization, or acceptance testing for aerospace/aviation materials/structures/systems.
- Experience with industry standard test methods, such as ASTM, FAA, SACMA, SAE, DO-160, ISO, or similar.
- Experience with failure modes of engineering materials and parts, such as composites, valves, actuators, and gears.
- Experience with aviation environmental conditions and requirements, such as flammability, UV, humidity, corrosion, damage tolerance, and fatigue.
- Experience with mechanical test equipment, load cells, strain gages, actuators, universal test machines, sensors, and DAQ systems.
- Ability to understand, organize, and interpret test data and provide recommendations based on data.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering plus 4+ years of experience in the aerospace/aviation industry as a materials engineer, test engineer, mechanical engineer, systems engineer.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including written technical reports and oral presentations to technical and managerial audiences.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of experience with FAA certification requirements, developing or qualifying flight systems
- 1+ year(s) experience in managing projects in an aerospace, engineering, or manufacturing setting
- Advanced degree in a related field
- Experience working in an AS9100, NADCAP, or ISO certified test laboratory
- Ability to program test equipment using LabVIEW, PLCs, or similar.
- Experience with structural testing, strain gauge measurements, and Digital Image Correlation (DIC)
- Physical / Compliance Requirements
- LTA Research & Exploration welcomes all candidates to apply including those with limited experience.
Compensation
- $130k-$150k
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