Your Mission at Virgin Galactic
Working in our Hybrid Propulsion Test Engineering team, this role will be responsible for the definition of equipment, processes, systems and materials in order to perform safe, repeatable and efficient tests, with a focus on avionics and electrical components. This role is for a hands-on person with great attention to detail and excellent people skills. This is a full-time position at the VG aerospace facility in Mojave, California.
- Establish requirements and documentation in support of Hybrid Propulsion Systems and SpaceShipTwo.
- Design, develop, maintain, and upgrade the hybrid rocket motor test stand data acquisition, command and control system.
- Troubleshoot instrumentation and software issues as and when they arise.
- Design of electrical harnesses and interconnecting systems.
- Configuration management of software and hardware.
- Support for software and data systems during test campaigns.
- Demonstrate leadership for data acquisition and control software/hardware design.
- Constantly update your knowledge about systems and hardware and share knowledge with the rest of the team.
Required Skills And Experience
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Software Engineering.
- 4+ years’ experience working with National Instruments hardware and software system design and development.
- Technical expertise in Matlab, Simulink, and Labview software, particularly in embedded software development.
- Experience with solenoids, relays, pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, Arduino microcontrollers.
- Experience with electrical circuit design to integrate relays, solenoids, high voltage switching systems with microcontrollers.
- Ability to work to work in research and fast paced production timelines.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability and willingness to thrive in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities.
- Driven and highly motivated and committed to improvement.
- Ability to bring to the table a positive and unique contribution to the team.
Preferred Skills And Experience
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary settings.
- Experience with using Matlab/Simulink to generate production code and program real time hardware.
- Operations experience in tests and operations environment.
- Ability to be able to work unsupervised.
- Excellent interpersonal, mentoring and leadership skills
- Ability to solve complex problems with little to no supervision on time as an individual or a member of an integrated team.
- Passion for space exploration and advancement of human space travel.
The annual U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $85,900.00–$131,050.00. The base pay actually offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location, and experience and take into account internal equity. Other forms of pay (e.g., bonus or long term incentive) may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered. For more information regarding Virgin Galactic benefits, please visit https://vgcareers.virgingalactic.com/global/en/benefits
Who We Are
Virgin Galactic is transforming humanity’s relationship with space. By making it more open and accessible, we are connecting the world to the love, wonder and awe inspired by space travel, helping to create new opportunities for the benefit of life on Earth. Whether it’s supporting cutting-edge research missions for scientists and students, or offering life-changing experiences for the adventurers among us, Virgin Galactic is THE spaceline for Earth. Such an audacious vision requires a team as driven as they are curious - one capable of redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR
- 120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
EEO Statement
Virgin Galactic is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Virgin Galactic is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
COVID
As part of our commitment to health and safety, COVID-19 vaccines are required for current U.S. teammates, as well as newly hired employees. As of October 1, 2021, all new hires must be able to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, (“fully vaccinated” means at least two weeks have expired since receiving the vaccination’s last dose as recommended by the manufacturer) or have a valid religious or medical exemption. If you are offered employment, this requirement must be met be your date of hire. Virgin Galactic complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.