Test Engineer - Ground

Highlights

• Execute burn-in tests to de-risk ground stations before flight.
• Validate mechanical launchers for safe, repeatable exit velocities.
• Maintain ground-based Iron Bird to simulate system-wide failures.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• €500/£450 yearly learning allowance
• Gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary
• 5 days paid family emergency leave and phased return to work

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven engineer who thrives on hands-on hardware testing and preventing failures in the lab. You care about robustness, safety and protecting democracies through ethical defence tech.

Requirements

• Deep technical understanding of Ground Control Stations, launchers, tracking antennas and ruggedized power systems
• Ability to sniff and analyse ground-to-air communication protocols to de-risk latency and packet loss
• Experience building and maintaining HIL and SIL environments to simulate flight triggers
• Competence in vibration, thermal and EMI torture tests for field survivability
• Skilled in oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and protocol analysers for root-cause analysis