Hardware and Environments Test Engineering Manager
True AnomalySpace Defense company
Long BeachMid
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About the role
TL;DR
Hardware and Environments Test Engineering Manager
- •Space is a warfighting domain.
- •True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
- •OUR MISSION True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority.
- •We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors
- •enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
- •OUR VALUES Be the offset.
- •We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
- •What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
- •It’s the people.
- •Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
- •YOUR MISSION As Manager, Hardware and Environments Test Engineering, you will lead the Long Beach-based team of hardware and environmental test engineers to deliver fully tested and qualified components, developmental units, and spacecraft on aggressive timelines.
- •You will own the test processes, schedules, capacity planning, and the execution outcomes of hardware and environmental test.
- •You will partner closely with Program Management and Engineering to provide inputs to program schedules, align capacity with demand, ensure design for test, and drive disciplined execution against test milestones.
- •You will be accountable for adapting test to program needs, continuously improving efficiency, automation, and process maturity to deliver the required quality at the required time.
- •This role requires both strategic foresight and hands-on leadership: setting standards, driving automation, solving problems, and developing people to their full potential while ensuring every spacecraft meets mission assurance standards.
- •RESPONSIBILITIES Lead and mentor a high-performing team of test engineers providing distance, direction, and motivation to complete the mission, growing capacity within our most important asset: our people.
- •Manage the team and cross-team test coordination utilizing effective and efficient tools that reduce friction and fuel high-quality, high-rate output Own execution of test to meet program commitments including testing component, subsystem, vehicle-level hardware, and environments for qualification and acceptance.
- •Drive load capacity planning: forecast demand, balance resources, maximize efficiency, and ensure teams are properly staffed and focused.
- •Provide accurate inputs to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), engineering reviews, and test reviews, aligning test activities with program needs.
- •Own and continuously improve test processes, ensuring efficiency, repeatability, and compliance.
- •Drive partnership with design teams to ensure high quality design that not only meets requirements, but can be tested to the qualification requirements of a program.
- •Champion efficiency and automation initiatives to reduce cycle time, improve first-time test success, and scale acceptance and qualification repeatability.
- •Ensure test facilities and workspaces are clean, organized, and optimized for safety and efficiency.
- •WHAT SUCESS LOOKS LIKE Test schedules executed with milestones met and acceptance/qualification delivered at required quality.
- •Efficiency and automation efforts measurably reduce turn time and increase throughput each iteration.
- •Capacity plans that maximize utilization, minimize downtime, while preventing bottlenecks.
- •High first-time yield at quality with reduced anomalies demonstrate process maturity.
- •Team engagement and technical excellence known across the organization.
- •Test processes that are scalable, disciplined, and trusted by stakeholders.
- •QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
- •First-principles driven approach to engineering and problem solving backed by ability to scale analytical rigor to meet program risk levels and maturity. 5+ years of experience in space system, developmental system, or complex system test across electrical, mechanical, fluids, and environmental.
- •Environmental test experience in thermal, vacuum, vibration, electromagnetic interference / electromagnetic compatibility environments.
- •Mastered use of test processes, tools, and practices including test plans, test equipment design, development, and implementation, and the integration of automation components across these systems.
- •Experience with field test of flight vehicles or launch execution.
- •Experience with space-grade and ESD sensitive component and assembly testing.
- •Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and maintain test equipment and facilities including environmental, structural or mechanical, fluids, and electrical test.
- •PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Master’s degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent discipline.
- •Extensive experience with test ground support equipment and electrical ground support equipment design, development, and implementation in test.
- •Demonstrated ability to stand up test and launch facilities.
- •Active DoD clearance or ability to obtain one.
- •COMPENSATION Base Salary: $150,000
- •$225,000 Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.
- •ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Work Location—this a fully onsite position based out of our Long Beach, CA office.
- •Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
- •Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
- •This position will be open until it is successfully filled.
- •To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite To conform to U.S.
- •Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.
- •Department of State.
- •True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws.
- •If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.
Benefits & perks
Equity, Health insurance, Retirement plan, Paid time off, Parental leave
Tech stack
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