Senior Development Test Engineer

They say the best deployable is no deployable, but we believe large deployable mechanisms are the future for large infrastructure in space.

At Beyond Reach Labs, we are designing and building the largest deployable structures ever flown to space. As an engineering-driven organization, you will be at the forefront of the company’s key technology development. To make this possible, every mechanism, structure, and actuator we develop needs to be proven out on the ground before it ever sees flight.

As a Senior Development Test Engineer at BRL, you will lead the design, build, and operation of the test infrastructure that proves out our hardware. You will own test strategy and execution from subassembly-level development testing through full-scale deployment testing of flight hardware. Your work will span the full development cycle: architecting data acquisition systems, leading the fabrication of test stands and fixtures, and defining the procedures and test campaigns that take a mechanism from a prototype to qualified and acceptance tested spaceflight hardware. You will also mentor other engineers and help shape how BRL tests as we scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Test Design and Fabrication:

• Test Operations and Data Review:

• Procedures and Qualification:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• 4+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role designing, fabricating, or operating test hardware, DAQ systems, or test rigs.

• Direct experience testing spaceflight hardware through development, acceptance, and qualification testing.

• Experience leading test campaigns end to end, including authoring acceptance and qualification test documentation.

• Strong working knowledge of instrumentation and data acquisition fundamentals (sensors, signal conditioning, sampling).

• Demonstrated ability to take technical ownership and lead in small teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Experience serving as test director or test lead for qualification campaigns of flight hardware.

• Direct prior experience designing, fabricating, and operating test rigs and stands for mechanisms, structural test articles, motors, or actuators, including DAQ hardware/software and common test instrumentation.

• Direct prior experience with large, lightweight deployable structure testing (gravity offload, deployment dynamics, or similar test methods).

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to support critical project milestones.

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for authorization under U.S. export regulations.