Test Engineering Manager

Join True Anomaly, a pioneering space security company, as a Test Engineering Manager. In this role, you will lead teams of test engineers, manage test processes and schedules, and drive efficiency and automation initiatives. You will work closely with Program Management and Engineering to ensure high-quality design and execution of test activities. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% employer-sponsored healthcare, generous time off, equity options, 401k and Roth 401k options, and learning and development opportunities.

• Lead teams of test engineers to deliver fully tested and qualified components, developmental units, and spacecraft on aggressive timelines.
• Partner closely with Program Management and Engineering to provide inputs to program schedules, align capacity with demand, and drive disciplined execution against test milestones.
• Own and continuously improve test processes, ensuring efficiency, repeatability, and compliance, while driving automation and solving problems.
• First-principles driven approach to engineering and problem solving backed by ability to scale analytical rigor to meet program risk levels and maturity
• Experience setting up test architecture in a manufacturing and test execution system (Epsilon 3 or equivalent)
• 5+ years of experience in space component, space system, developmental system, or complex system test across electrical, mechanical, fluids, and environmental domains, including thermal, vacuum, vibration, and electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) environments
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and maintain test equipment and facilities including environmental, structural or mechanical, fluids, and electrical test
• Experience with space-grade and ESD sensitive component and assembly testing
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline
• 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
• Master's degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or equivalent discipline
• Extensive experience with test ground support equipment (GSE) and electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) design, development, and implementation in test
• Demonstrated ability to stand up spacecraft/component test and environmental test facilities, including vibration, thermal, vacuum, EMI/EMC, fluids, pressure, and launch facilities
• Active DoD clearance or ability to obtain one