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Starpath · 23 hours ago

Testing & Qualification Lead - Space Solar Products

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $170K/yr

7+ years exp

Starpath Robotics is developing innovative technologies to enable commercial scale rocket propellant production on the Moon and Mars. They are seeking a Testing & Qualification Lead to manage the qualification and acceptance strategy for space solar panels, ensuring customer confidence while minimizing unnecessary paperwork and testing.

Air TransportationSpace TravelTransportation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own internal processes for qualification and acceptance of space solar hardware

Maintain environmental test plans and reference mission set aligned with NASA GEVS (and/or ECSS equivalent) and customer needs

Coordinate execution of environmental tests internally and externally (TVAC, vibration, thermal, radiation, etc.)

Efficiently tailor and execute test plans as-needed to explore physical conditions beyond the standard reference mission set

Drive right-sized risk analysis (FMEA/FMECA-lite, fault trees where useful)

Support failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions

Partner with Manufacturing on quality controls, acceptance gates, and nonconformance workflows

Communicate testing rationale and results clearly to customers and internal stakeholders

Qualification

Reliability engineeringTest engineeringEnvironmental test programsQuality testingSpace environment experienceJudgmentStakeholder alignmentFailure analysisRoot cause investigation

Required

B.S. or higher in an engineering discipline

7+ years in reliability, quality, or test engineering for high-reliability hardware (space/aerospace strongly preferred)

Experience building/owning environmental test programs (planning + execution)

Strong judgment on test sufficiency vs overkill (schedule/cost/risk tradeoffs)

Comfortable pushing back and aligning stakeholders around a clear reliability philosophy

Preferred

Radiation effects or space environment materials degradation experience

Solar array / power subsystem experience

Direct experience with quality and acceptance testing

Startup or rapid development program experience

Benefits

PTO & health/dental/vision coverage included

Company

Starpath

Starpath designs and manufactures robotic propellant production factories for the Moon and Mars, reducing the cost of deep space transport, and enabling humans to be a multi planet species.

Founded in 2022

Los Angeles, California, USA

11-50 employees