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Voyager Technologies seeks a Systems Engineer VI – Test to serve as the organization's principal technical authority for propulsion system integration and testing. This is a strategic, executive-level technical leadership role responsible for establishing the vision, standards, and long-term roadmap for test engineering across multiple aerospace and defense programs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as principal technical authority for propulsion integration and test engineering
- Define enterprise test strategies, technical roadmaps, engineering standards and best practices
- Lead technical planning and execution of complex development, qualification, production and flight test programs
- Provide technical leadership for SWIL/HWIL, automated test systems, instrumentation, controls and data acquisition architectures
- Lead resolution of the organization's most complex integration, test, hardware, software and system performance issues
- Direct root cause investigations, anomaly resolution and major technical review boards
- Represent the organization during customer reviews and government program reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, QRR)
- Drive innovation through advanced simulation, automation, digital engineering, model-based verification and emerging test technologies
- Guide development of advanced test facilities, laboratory capabilities and enterprise test infrastructure
- Provide technical leadership for proposals, IRAD initiatives and strategic business growth
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders while fostering organizational technical excellence
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering or related STEM field
- 15+ years of progressive experience in propulsion system integration and test engineering within aerospace, defense or related high-reliability industries
- Expert knowledge of propulsion systems, rocket motor testing, qualification, acceptance, production testing and verification methodologies
- Recognized as a technical authority and SME in propulsion system integration and test with demonstrated impact across multiple major aerospace or defense programs
- Exceptional leadership, communication and mentoring skills with ability to influence executive leadership, customers and multidisciplinary teams
- Proven success leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and resolving highly complex integration and test challenges
- Demonstrated commitment to engineering excellence, mission assurance, safety, quality and continuous improvement
- Proven ability to establish organizational test strategies, technical standards and long-term engineering roadmaps
- Expertise applying systems engineering and controls engineering principles to verification, integration and test architecture
- Demonstrated success leading complete test life cycles from architecture and planning through qualification, production and operational support
The role reports to the Systems Engineering Manager and is part of Voyager's Strategic Systems Department. Position can be based in either Reno, NV or Folsom, CA.
