Test Engineer Supporting Satellite Payload Testing Job at Leidos, Huntsville, AL

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  • Leidos
  • Huntsville, AL

Job Description

Job Description

Description

The Space Division at Leidos has an opening for a Test Engineer to work in our Huntsville, AL facility.  This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to develop and execute tests for verification and validation of flight hardware performance.   

Primary Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for gathering requirements, defining test parameters, test stand design, hardware and instrumentation specification, and setup and operation of test stands.  The candidate is required to perform test planning, test execution, scheduling, and resource management.  The candidate will work with both ground support equipment and the flight hardware to perform the required test and gather test data for acceptance testing. 

They will create test plans, procedures, and support engineering review boards.  The candidate will work in an office and cleanroom environment. 

Basic Qualifications

  • Requires Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
  • Candidate must have a minimum of 4 years of related experience in hardware testing, data gathering, and instrumentation.
  • Candidate must have experience in HW/SW interfaces and data gathering.
  • Candidate should have demonstrated experience integrating ground support hardware into test environment to display and record test data.
  • Candidate must have experience with data gathering using multiple types of sensors, typically recording voltage and/or current.
  • Candidate should have experience with cabling, instrumentation, basic electrical knowledge of DC circuits, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Candidate should have experience with writing and executing detailed step by step instructions.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working on NASA flight hardware is desired.
  • Experience working in an AS9100 quality system is desired.
  • Ability to work well with cross-functional teams, design engineers, analysts, manufacturing, project management and customer representatives
  • Experience working in a cleanroom environment
  • Excellent verbal/written communication skills, and ability to work with multiple interfaces
  • Understanding and basic troubleshooting skills of test instrumentation.
  • Experience with high pressure pneumatic systems and related components.
  • Experience with hydraulic systems and components.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: September 26, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at -benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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