Test Engineer II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more.

Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position

Purpose:

The Test Engineer II has the responsibility of supporting test engineering tasks associated with the development, qualification, and acceptance testing efforts of components and/or spacecraft systems. This engineer would be working in a team environment, sometimes with remote team members, engaging in test and support of flight spacecraft electronics. This engineer would be interacting directly with flight hardware electronics in a lab environment.

Development work will span test procedure development, writing automated test scripts, test equipment design, and executing tests using aerospace standard approaches.

Title:

Test Engineer II

Position Type:
Full Time

Pay Range: $80,000 - $120,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

On‑site position at our Boulder, CO location. Hybrid options available. (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

• Work in a fast‑paced team environment
• Support the integration and test of components and/or spacecraft systems
• Write, review, update, and implement test procedures
• Use test and measurement equipment to perform advanced tests/troubleshooting on hardware
• Execute, develop and modify test scripts
• Maintain required test engineering logs and records
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule (with possible support on nights & weekends)
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department as well as other departments at the company. Interact appropriately with others to maintain a positive and productive work environment
• Other responsibilities as assigned

• Experience with hardware testing using oscilloscopes, multimeters and logic analyzers
• Experience with writing and executing manual and/or automated test procedures
• Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, Ruby (COSMOS), and/or Python or similar
• Ability to work independently with limited direction and to be a self‑starter
• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 2+ years of experience in Test Engineering or a related field
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education

• Experience with spacecraft level system integration and test
• Experience with embedded software
• Experience with radiation testing of electrical components (TID, SEE, etc.)
• Knowledge of control systems and orbital mechanics
• Knowledge of environmental testing:
  Thermal, TVAC, Vibration, Shock, EMI

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable…