Senior Space Test Engineer

INTUITIVE® is a nationally recognized Best Place to Work that provides solutions from design through production to sustainment by delivering targeted results. Our approach couples the latest technology with engineering expertise and analytical proficiency while remaining true to genuine customer relationships and a culture that fosters growth and opportunity. Our diverse portfolio of capabilities and extensive customer base allows our employees countless opportunities to pursue their passions and support our nation’s Warfighters. Join our team that encourages creativity, welcomes initiative, and seeks excellence. Start Building Your Future today! We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Engineer with deep expertise in space test and evaluation (T&E) programs to lead the verification and validation of complex aerospace systems in support of the national-priority Golden Dome system. The ideal candidate will bring 10–20 years of progressive experience in space system testing and requirements verification within formal space-oriented T&E frameworks. The Senior Test Engineer will serve on a small joint team of test experts in architecting, planning, optimizing, and coordinating diverse testing of Golden Dome systems. In this role you will engage high-level stakeholders and work aggressively and collaboratively with large and small organizations to achieve Golden Dome test success, in support of system verification and validation. Responsibilities Serve as the space test expert in developing Golden Dome test strategies and test plans. Communicate and coordinate effectively with both highly technical stakeholders and strategic/political stakeholders. Balance schedule speed and technical rigor in accordance with Golden Dome objectives. Consider multi-domain impacts of test strategy trade spaces. Liaise with space test organizations and test ranges. Optimize the mix of live, virtual, and constructive test events in coordination with all relevant stakeholders. Travel to relevant test ranges, test organizations, and OEM locations. Perform technical evaluation of OEM contract proposals and test plans. Provide programmatic and technical knowledge that is informed by a comprehensive understanding of the greater mission context, DoW systems development processes, and stakeholder roles and requirements to ensure concepts, ideas, and expectations are communicated accurately and effectively among all stakeholders. Provide knowledge of systems engineering methods to assess and evaluate the status, effectiveness, and efficiency of programs and technologies, to include system of systems analysis. Required Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Astrodynamics, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred. 10 years of progressive experience as a test engineer within DoW acquisition community Demonstrated experience in testing complex military systems Proven track record of applying formal T&E methodologies per USAF test standards Experience with structured space test planning, scenario development, and execution in both lab and operational environments. Must have an in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance Desired Experience with Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Experience with the organizations and processes of Space Delta 1 Experience with the offices and processes of Space Systems Command (SSC) Experience with Eastern Range and Western Range Experience with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test organizations and processes Experience supporting Test & Evaluation (T&E) equities at major acquisition milestones Disability Accommodation for Applicants - Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address or phone number to contact us about your interest in employment at INTUITIVE hr@irtc-hq.com or 256-922-9300. Our process is to respond and to work with the requestor to identify a workable accommodation to the application process. Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation (INTUITIVE®) was co-founded by A.R. “Rey” Almodóvar and Harold R. Brewer in June 1999 with the vision of building a performance driven engineering services and support organization based on extensive experience and team collaboration. The company was built on a foundation of ethical principles and values that still radiate throughout the company today. As an award winning aerospace engineering and analysis firm, INTUITIVE provides sound technical solutions and program management assisting customers throughout all phases of a product’s life cycle.