Test Engineer - Space Hardware (m/f/d)

THE WHAT
You develop and operate the test infrastructure for our aerospace components — from test method and test bench design to campaign execution, data evaluation, and traceable reporting. You bring a fresh engineering perspective to new projects and strengthen our validation capabilities with every campaign.

THE WHY
To end COPV failure in spaceflight.
Every composite pressure vessel that flies is proven on a test bench first. Testing is where design assumptions meet physical reality — burst, proof, cycle, and environmental campaigns generate the data that lets our customers trust their hardware in orbit. This role owns that proof.

YOUR IMPACT

You don't run tests. You deliver proof.

You ensure:

• every test campaign delivers reliable, reproducible data on schedule
• test benches and methods evolve with our products — not behind them
• results are documented so clearly that anyone can trace a data point back to its source

Important note: This role covers hardware testing and quality assurance of our COPVs and carbon structures. We are not hiring for Software QA or software testing positions.

Your tasks in detail and by priority:

Provide test infrastructure
Develop, build, and technically provision test methods and test benches — mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic setups including sensor and DAQ integration — to support product validation and qualification.
→ High Performance: Precision at speed. Test-ready when the hardware is.

Plan and execute test campaigns
Conceptualize, prepare, and run structured test campaigns (e.g. proof, burst, pressure cycling, or environmental testing) according to project and customer requirements. You own the campaign end-to-end.
→ Accountability: Your bench, your campaign, your data.

Evaluate measurement data and report with precision
Analyze measurement results, assess accuracy and reliability, and prepare comprehensive and fully traceable test reports. The data says what it says — you report it straight.
→ Candor: Honest data. Clear reports. No spin.

Drive engineering solutions
Approach testing challenges with curiosity and initiative — new fixtures, smarter instrumentation, and better methods. Testing is applied problem-solving, and you treat it that way.
→ Playfulness: Experiment on the bench, not in production.

Collaborate on-site
Work hands-on with design, manufacturing, and quality teams in Taufkirchen to close the loop between test results and product improvement.
→ Togetherness: Test data only matters if the whole team can act on it.

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