Testing & Qualification Lead - Space Solar Hardware

We’re hiring a Testing & Qualification Lead to own a mission-appropriate qualification and acceptance strategy for space solar panels. You will build customer confidence and reduce real technical risk—without burying the team in paperwork or over-testing.

This is a pragmatic role: strong standards knowledge, strong judgment, and willingness to get hands-on.

• Own internal processes for qualification and acceptance of space solar hardware
• Maintain environmental test plans and reference mission set aligned with NASA GEVS (and/or ECSS equivalent) and customer needs.
• Coordinate execution of environmental tests internally and externally (TVAC, vibration, thermal, radiation, etc.)
• Efficiently tailor and execute test plans as-needed to explore physical conditions beyond the standard reference mission set
• Drive right-sized risk analysis (FMEA/FMECA-lite, fault trees where useful)
• Support failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions
• Partner with Manufacturing on quality controls, acceptance gates, and nonconformance workflows
• Communicate testing rationale and results clearly to customers and internal stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in an engineering discipline
• 7+ years in reliability, quality, or test engineering for high-reliability hardware (space/aerospace strongly preferred)
• Experience building/owning environmental test programs (planning + execution)
• Strong judgment on test sufficiency vs overkill (schedule/cost/risk tradeoffs)
• Comfortable pushing back and aligning stakeholders around a clear reliability philosophy

Preferred Qualifications

• Radiation effects or space environment materials degradation experience
• Solar array / power subsystem experience
• Direct experience with quality and acceptance testing
• Startup or rapid development program experience