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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Test Engineer (Senior-Staff) - **Company:** True Anomaly - **Location:** Long Beach, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $215,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, Ethernet, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Hardware Design, Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Radio-Frequency Identification, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Test Scripts, System-level Testing, Build Management, Data Pipelines - **Published:** November 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9279542/systems-test-engineer-senior-staff ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field. * Years of experience in system integration and/or test engineering for aerospace applications (spaceflight, satellites, spacecraft, or similar) in line with engineering level. * Demonstrated record of leading integration and verification of flight hardware through at least one complete cycle (build, qualification/acceptance, and delivery or launch). * Deep, practical experience with integration and verification of hardware and software subsystems, such as Power, Comms (CAN, UART, RS-422, Ethernet), GNC (GPS/IMUs), RF systems, and/or Propulsion. * Hands-on experience with system-level test equipment (DMMs, oscilloscopes, DAQs, signal generators, flow meters, leak detection equipment, etc.) and with designing test setups and ground support equipment. * Strong ability to develop test plans, trace requirements, and architect test scripts and automation (Python, MATLAB, or similar). * Proven ability to lead troubleshooting and failure investigations across hardware, software, and embedded systems, including root cause and corrective action. * Thorough understanding of space-relevant avionics qualification and acceptance standards (e.g., NASA-STD-8739.4, ECSS, MIL-STD-1540, MIL-STD-883, NASA GEVS, or similar), with experience applying them to tailor test programs. * Demonstrated technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and communicating test status and risk to program leadership. Staff: demonstrated influence across multiple teams or programs. Preferred Qualifications: * Master's degree in an engineering discipline. * Experience with space vehicle or satellite bus integration & test processes, including launch-site operations. * Knowledge of system safety, fault management, and redundancy in space vehicle architectures. * Experience building or scaling test infrastructure, processes, and teams in a fast-paced, growing organization. * Familiarity with configuration management, requirements management, and issue tracking tools. * Previous work with mission operations or on-orbit test and diagnosis is a plus. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Senior / Staff Systems Test Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will lead the integration and verification of advanced space vehicle systems, setting the technical direction that ensures all subsystems perform reliably together in demanding aerospace environments. You will own integration and system-level test strategy, planning, execution, and documentation, collaborating closely with design, hardware, and software teams and mentoring engineers across the test organization. Senior engineers lead test campaigns and teams at the vehicle or major-subsystem level; Staff engineers set test strategy, standards, and infrastructure across multiple vehicles or programs., * Lead the integration, bring-up, and testing of hardware and software subsystems throughout the space vehicle production lifecycle, from first power-on through acceptance and launch-site operations. * Own and drive system-level validation and qualification campaigns on engineering and qualification hardware, including electrical, mechanical, structural, propulsion, and avionics, and make go/no-go test readiness recommendations. * Define test strategy and verification approach for hardware development programs, and author test plans and procedures for multidisciplinary systems, including hardware, software, and communication interfaces. * Architect and drive adoption of test infrastructure, automation frameworks, and data pipelines that scale across vehicles and programs. * Lead troubleshooting and failure investigations at subsystem and system level, rapidly identifying root causes, chairing failure review boards as needed, and coordinating corrective action across functional teams. * Define requirements, success criteria, and interface controls for multidisciplinary system integration activities, and influence design for testability early in the development cycle. * Ensure all test activities, results, and system builds are thoroughly documented and configuration controlled to support traceability and future missions; set documentation and configuration-control standards for the team. * Lead or present at requirement reviews, design reviews, system readiness checkpoints, and integration readiness reviews, representing test to internal leadership and customers. * Mentor and develop engineers through technical guidance, procedure and design reviews, and hands-on coaching. Expectations by Level: * Senior: Leads integration and test of a vehicle or major subsystem set end to end; independently develops test strategy, plans, and procedures; leads failure investigations and readiness reviews; drives automation and process improvements; and mentors junior engineers. * Staff: Operates with broad technical authority across multiple vehicles or programs; defines test strategy, standards, and infrastructure roadmaps; resolves ambiguous, high-risk cross-functional problems; shapes design-for-test with engineering leadership; and develops senior engineers.