Responsibilities:

• Write procedures to integrate hardware and validate software, avionics, and fluid systems on the launch vehicle. Examples of assemblies include: engines, navigation avionics, radio frequency (RF) transmitters and receivers, and valves
• After training and evaluation, serve as a Vehicle Controller (VC) to command the vehicle during powered and pressurized checkout operations
• Work alongside technicians to execute processing and test operations
• Specify and design electronic and fluid system Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
• Review test data against established criteria to make go/no-go call on vehicle integrity
• Perform final vehicle closeouts and verify hardware is go for flight
• Process customer satellites and encapsulate them into ABL’s payload fairing
• Travel in excess of 50% to ABL’s sites in Mojave, Edwards Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Shetland Space Centre, and beyond.

Basic Qualifications

• B.S. in an engineering discipline from an accredited university
One of the following experience bases:
• ‍2+ years of industry experience in a production, integration & test, or design role
• Hands-on extracurricular projects or internships/co-ops

Preferred Skills and Requirements:

• Operational experience with propellants, cryogenics, pyrophoric chemicals, and high pressure systems
• Ability to interpret plumbing and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
• Technical writing and communication including operational procedures and readiness reviews
• Ability to program scripts in Python or MATLAB
• Writing and executing test procedures for complex hardware operations

What We Look For:

• 1. Critical thinking: ABL engineers understand the "why" behind all design decisions, operational events and test outcomes.  
• 2. Ability to deal with ambiguity: there is no roadmap and ABL engineers must be comfortable defining their own pathway to an objective. 
• 3. End-to-end ownership: projects are delivered fully complete and ready for flight; there is no one to pick up the slack of partially complete work. 

Additional Requirements:

• The Deployable Launch Engineer must be willing to travel to launch and test sites to support integration and test work, especially on first-article products.