Beyond Reach Labs
Development Test Engineer
$100K–$160K
New York City · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years required; ~5 years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for authorization under U.S. export regulations.
About the job
Designs, fabricates, and operates test infrastructure and procedures to develop, qualify, and acceptance-test deployable spaceflight hardware.
What you'll do
- Design, fabricate, instrument, and wire test rigs, stands, and data acquisition systems.
- Run development, acceptance, and qualification test campaigns; troubleshoot and review test data to identify anomalies and root causes.
- Write and maintain test procedures, plans, and as-run documentation, and recommend hardware improvements based on test results.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 1+ years of hands-on engineering experience fabricating or operating test hardware, DAQ systems, or test rigs.
- Experience developing test procedures, including acceptance or qualification test documentation.
- Working knowledge of instrumentation and data acquisition fundamentals, including sensors, signal conditioning, and sampling.
Nice to have
- ~5 years of experience in hardware development testing.
- Experience testing spaceflight hardware, deployable structures, or test rigs and proficiency in data reduction, review, or automation.
Pay
$100K – $160K (base salary); 0.1% – 0.75% (type not specified)
Tools
data acquisition (DAQ) systems, sensors, signal conditioning, sampling
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