Director of Engineering, Integration & Test

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Redwire is accelerating humanity's expansion into space by delivering reliable, economical and sustainable infrastructure for future generations. Redwire - Albuquerque specializes in the development and delivery of aerospace structures, mechanisms, and thermal control solutions. The business unit performs design, analysis, testing, and fabrication to advanced technologies through the complete concept-to-flight development cycle.

Redwire Space Missions has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Engineering, Spacecraft Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) at our Albuquerque, NM facility. In this role, you will lead and scale the AI&T organization within the Space Missions Engineering organization, responsible for developing and executing spacecraft integration, test, and verification activities across multiple programs. This role combines functional leadership driving process discipline, capability growth, and workforce development with direct program support, ensuring successful system integration and delivery of space flight hardware.

• Lead, develop, and grow the AI&T functional organization in alignment to business needs.
• Lead hiring efforts, performance management, and mentorship for AI&T staff.
• Establish and maintain AI&T best practices, standards, and infrastructure to ensure repeatable, efficient, and high-quality execution across all programs.
• Provide direct technical and execution leadership on key Space Missions programs, supporting integration planning, test readiness, anomaly resolution, and launch campaign activities.
• Collaborate with other Engineering functions and Program Management to define and execute integration and test campaigns aligned with program cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Oversee test facility planning, equipment readiness, and test article configuration control, ensuring compliance with safety and quality requirements.
• Serve as the technical authority for system‑level environmental test campaigns, including vibration, thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC, and end‑to‑end functional testing.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve integration flow, reduce cycle time, and increase test efficiency through process optimization and tool adoption.
• Participate in proposal development, customer engagements, and planning activities, representing AI&T.

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 16+ years of experience supporting government or commercial space programs.
• 5+ years of experience planning and executing integration and test campaigns for space flight hardware.
• 2+ years of experience serving in an engineering or functional leadership role with mentoring of other engineers.
• Eligible for a U.S. security clearance.

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Expert understanding of spacecraft systems, test architectures, ground support equipment (GSE), and environmental testing.
• Experience leading AI&T teams supporting multiple concurrent spacecraft test campaigns.
• Deep expertise in environmental testing, including shock, vibration, thermal vacuum, and EMI/EMC.
• Working knowledge of digital test management, automated data collection, and configuration tracking tools.
• Experience with requirements and verification management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or equivalent.
• Experience with agile task execution tools, such as Jira or Confluence.
• Experience defining and satisfying success criteria in alignment to test and launch readiness.
• Experience with launch vehicle integration and pre‑launch operations.
• Demonstrated success in building high‑performing technical organizations and scaling capability to match business growth.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to lead both functional and cross‑program teams.
• Active DoD security clearance.
• Ability to travel – an average of 15% travel may be required.

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