Systems Engineer V – Test

Systems Engineer V – Test

Company: Voyager Technologies

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security, and space technology company committed to advancing transformative, mission‑critical solutions.

The Test Engineer Level V serves as a senior technical authority and test lead responsible for defining, executing, and optimizing complex test campaigns for rocket motor systems and propulsion subsystems. This role provides strategic leadership and mentorship, ensuring technical excellence across multiple programs.

• Serve as technical authority and lead test director for major integration and qualification test campaigns.
• Develop and approve test strategies, architectures, and methodologies to meet complex program requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple programs, ensuring consistency in test practices and adherence to company and industry standards.
• Oversee design and validation of test systems, hardware, and software for SWIL, HWIL, and full‑scale tests.
• Guide root‑cause investigations and lead technical review boards for test anomalies and post‑test data assessments.
• Represent the organization in customer and government reviews (TRR, CDR, etc.), presenting technical findings, risk mitigations, and test results.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives in test design, instrumentation, data acquisition, and automation.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers across levels, fostering technical depth and leadership growth within the team.
• Collaborate with program management and systems engineering to ensure test activities are integrated into overall development plans and schedules.
• Champion safety, reliability, and compliance in all test operations.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, digital test tools, and advanced modeling/simulation techniques to enhance test fidelity and efficiency.
• Support proposal development and technical volume authorship related to test and integration strategy.

• U.S. citizenship required due to government program requirements.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across large‑scale integration and test efforts involving complex propulsion or aerospace systems.
• Recognized subject‑matter expert (SME) in test engineering for propulsion or aerospace systems, with proven ability to set technical direction and influence cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to interface effectively with executive leadership, customers, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through high‑visibility, high‑risk test campaigns with significant technical and schedule complexity.
• Deep understanding of MIL‑STD practices and aerospace qualification/acceptance testing, with the ability to interpret, tailor, and apply them across diverse programs.
• Proven record of delivering results under demanding program conditions while maintaining technical rigor and safety.
• Strong program planning and systems‑thinking abilities; capable of aligning test strategy with broader program and organizational objectives.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in rocket motor or propulsion system integration, testing, and anomaly resolution.
• Expertise in applying systems engineering and controls principles to ensure robust test architectures and traceability to system requirements.
• Commitment to safety, mission assurance, and continuous technical improvement.

• 10 to 15 years of progressive experience in test engineering for propulsion systems, aerospace hardware, or complex electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrated success leading full test life cycles—planning, design, execution, and analysis—for development, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple concurrent test efforts.
• Extensive background in data acquisition systems, instrumentation, controls, and automation.
• Deep understanding of environmental and structural test methods, including vibration, thermal, and static fire testing.
• Experience developing and qualifying…