Spacecraft Structures Test Engineer

Apex is looking for a Spacecraft Structures Test Engineer to own the validation of flight hardware from first build through system level testing. This is a highly multidisciplinary role focused on structural and mechanical testing, with strong crossover into electrical and system-level validation. You’ll work across mechanical, avionics, and production teams to define how we test, build the infrastructure to do it, and execute campaigns that prove our spacecraft in real environments.

Own structural test strategy and execution across components, subsystems, and fully integrated spacecraft

Develop and operate fluid, hydraulic, and pressurized systems, including high-pressure and cryogenic environments

Design and integrate data acquisition and instrumentation (strain gauges, load cells, pressure transducers, thermocouples)

Write and automate test procedures and scripts (primarily Python) for execution and data analysis

Lead test operations end-to-end, including setup, execution, and post-test review

Troubleshoot hardware and drive root cause analysis on structural test failures

Partner cross-functionally with design, analysis, avionics, and manufacturing to close the loop between test results and design

Spacecraft Structures Test Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Apex Technology Inc

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