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Test Instrumentation Engineer
$86K–$155K
Mojave, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2025
- Experience
- 2+ years; applicants across a range of experience levels are welcome.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
About the job
Operates hazardous engine tests and owns test-stand instrumentation, electrical ground support equipment, and data acquisition systems for the E-2 engine.
What you'll do
- Serve as Test Conductor and Test Director during static-fire testing and lead hazardous operations.
- Maintain test-stand instrumentation and control systems, schematics, calibration records, and equipment.
- Build and troubleshoot EGSE, support Test Readiness Reviews, and improve test-site safety and reliability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of experience with instrumentation and control systems in an operational, design, or development capacity.
- Willingness to work overtime or weekends and flexible hours as operational needs require.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted and work outdoors in physically demanding conditions, including temperatures from freezing to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Nice to have
- Experience with NI hardware and LabVIEW-based data acquisition and control systems.
- Experience with industrial sensors and instrumentation, high-pressure fluid and gas systems, or Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
Pay
$86,000 - $120,000 USD base salary (Test Instrumentation Engineer I); $110,000 - $155,000 USD base salary (Test Instrumentation Engineer II); $86,000 — $155,000 USD base salary (California pay range)
Tools
National Instruments (NI) hardware, LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, C/C++, SQL, Git, Siemens NX
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