Systems Test Engineer
Stratolaunch · Mojave, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $120,500-158,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Stratolaunch's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 98% of Stratolaunch's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Stratolaunch
- high 60 stale, 1 reposted of 60 open
- Hiring momentum
- 83 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stratolaunch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stratolaunch.
About this role
As a Systems Test Engineer at Stratolaunch, you will lead the testing of the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary engineering team to define and implement vehicle integration and test activities. Your responsibilities will include test planning, execution, vehicle troubleshooting, and data analysis, ensuring that testing meets vehicle requirements and standards.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stratolaunch as an employer.
What you need
- Experience working in small, dynamic engineering teams where each member often has multiple responsibilities
- Previous test experience (e.g. vehicle integration testing, ground testing, and/or flight testing)
- Familiarity with avionics, instrumentation, software, fluid systems, liquid rockets, and/or structures
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
- Excellent written & verbal communication
- Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance
Nice to have
- Experience as a Test Conductor
- Experience contributing to the systems engineering content for a major technical review such as System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review or Critical Design Review
- Experience maintaining aerospace industry standards for vehicle configuration and changes
- Experience with air-launched hypersonic vehicle development
- Experience with technical risk identification, management, and mitigation
What you get
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
- Tuition reimbursement
Worth weighing
- No salary range provided for the Sr-level position, only a range for the Staff-level position
- Travel estimated to be <10%, which may affect work-life balance
- Position located in Mojave, CA, which may not suit everyone's lifestyle preferences
Summarised from Stratolaunch's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Stratolaunch on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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