Job ID: 19690

WHO WE ARE

With over 60 years of mission success, SDL is focused on serving our customers, enhancing our space-based capabilities, and developing leading-edge technologies. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE

We are looking for a leader to direct the assembly, integration, and testing (AI&T) effort for the Near Earth Object Surveyor mission (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/near-earth-object-surveyor) , a NASA mission dedicated to discovering and characterizing potentially hazardous asteroids and comets. SDL is looking for someone with experience with space or aerospace hardware, specifically the assembly, integration, and test campaign leading up to instrument delivery. This person will lead a team of highly technical engineers and technologists, coordinate daily activities, interface with internal and external stakeholders, and present at formal reviews. This person will follow established processes and develop specific procedures with care and precision to ensure successful payload completion and delivery for spacecraft integration. This position is located on-site at North Logan, Utah.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hardware-related activity in the space satellite/payload or aerospace industry

• Proven technical background in one or more aspects of space or aerospace hardware (mechanical, thermal, electrical, spacecraft, etc.)

• Experience with hardware AI&T

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field

• Experience leading a team of 10

• • Ability to generate and follow technical documentation

• Meticulous record-keeping skills

• Must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, or other US Person

  Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading space hardware AI&T efforts

• Master’s degree in engineering, physics, or related field

  At SDL, we take pride in and highly value our employees. SDL offers competitive salaries and fantastic benefits, including: 

• Flexible work schedules that fit your style—every Friday off, every other Friday off, potential hybrid work, or traditional hours

• Generous paid leisure and sick leave, ensuring you never miss a special event

• Favorable company locations with average commute times of less than 15 minutes

• High-quality, low-cost health, dental, and life insurance

• A 14.2% employer retirement contribution into a 401(a) account—no matching required!

• Utah State University undergraduate tuition discounts of 50%, full reimbursement for graduate tuition, and free course audits for employees and dependents meeting eligibility requirements

• A great, highly educated team that works together to solve some of the most fascinating problems on (and off) our planet

• We are a growing company that maintains both a family feel and high retention rate with over 90% job satisfaction

• Relocation assistance available for most positions

  For questions or assistance with the application process or the DoD SkillBridge program, please contact employment@sdl.usu.edu.

  EOE including Disability and Vet

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