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United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

Systems Test Engineer 2

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timePueblo, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, robotics, industrial engineering, science, or a similar field is required.
  • Experience with three-dimensional computer-aided design modeling using NX, Autodesk, or SolidWorks is required.
  • Knowledge of pneumatics or hydraulics is required.
  • Knowledge of statics and dynamics is required.
  • Basic electrical knowledge is required.
  • Technical drawing experience is required.

Responsibilities

  • Work as part of a team to design and achieve test goals.
  • Gather requirements for assigned tests from paper documents and coordinate with test directors and customers.
  • Develop test setups that satisfy requirements and mimic flight-like conditions that the test article may experience during the vehicle's flight to orbit.
  • Balance hands-on test setup construction and testing with conceptual design and team management for tests that may last from a few weeks to several months, depending on size and complexity.
  • Apply technical engineering knowledge and expertise to all aspects of an identified project, including technological considerations, cost and financial administration, and schedule management.
  • Assemble and test flight hardware in a production environment to verify functionality and workmanship, find anomalies and non-conformances, and ensure products will work in flight as intended by the design.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with cryogenics, including liquid nitrogen, hydrogen, or oxygen.
  • Previous test laboratory experience.
  • Structural analysis experience.
  • Knowledge of thermodynamics.
  • Advanced electrical knowledge.
  • Programming or coding experience with C++, Python, or LabVIEW.
  • Experience using instrumentation, transducers, and data acquisition systems, including pressure sensors, load cells, strain gauges, LVDTs, thermocouples, and resistance temperature detectors.
  • Experience using Dewetron, Dewesoft, or National Instruments data collection systems.

About the Company

United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

ULA builds launch vehicles for national security, NASA and commercial space missions. Its rockets are designed to reach challenging and distant orbits and deliver highly accurate payload insertions, offering wide orbital flexibility for different mission profiles. The company’s approach centers on providing reliable, direct-to-orbit capabilities tailored to meet customers’ needs for secure national missions, space agency programs, and commercial launches. The goal is to expand access to space by offering dependable, precise launches that can place payloads into the specific orbits required by each mission.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Centennial, CO
Founded
2006

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