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# Lead Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield)

- **Company:** The Space Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles County, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $165,000 - $230,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Hardware Testing, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/lead-avionics-test-engineer-starshield-hawthorne-ca--64753ff5-bfd5-4b7d-a90b-a9528761ff3c

## About the Role

Avionics, Testing, Avionics, Testing, Wheel/Front-End Loader, Electricity, Radio Frequency, Problem Solving Skills, Test Plan/Schedule, Team Lead/Manager, * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics or other engineering discipline

 * 2+ years of professional design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience with aerospace vehicles/payloads, automotive, aircraft, or marine assemblies.
 * 1+ years of prior leadership experience leading teams, projects or people.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * Experience leading a team of diverse individuals
 * Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
 * Thorough knowledge of electrical systems
 * Thorough knowledge of computer architecture and networks
 * Creative approach to problem solving, exceptional analytical skills and engineering fundamentals
 * Developed, debugged and deployed electrical test systems that have been used in real world applications/projects
 * Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements

## Description

* Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on continuous improvement
 * Manage projects and delegate responsibilities effectively to complete work on time
 * Determine team goals to effectively implement testing solutions
 * Develop and enforce processes to standardize test system deliverable expectations
 * Develop highly reliable autonomous test systems
 * Own all aspects of test development, including requirements evaluation, system development, subsystem testing, and factory integration
 * Collaborate with teams, lead projects and continuously drive improvement in hardware testing
 * Create modular, reusable software in Python to automate manufacturing processes and tests
 * Collaborate directly with the design and manufacturing engineers to validate flight hardware
 * Actively maintain tests that support rapid design iteration of flight hardware and software
 * Develop test infrastructure that enables scaling to large numbers of devices under test