Senior Dynamics Engineer

We're seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Test Engineer to lead our Dynamics and Environmental Test efforts. You'll be a key member of the engineering team, responsible for designing, executing, and analyzing complex tests to ensure the reliability and robustness of our critical hardware against real-world operational environments. You will also be a mentor for engineers and test technicians. This role requires deep expertise in vibration, shock, acoustic, thermal vacuum/cycling, environmental testing per industry and military standards.

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000/yr DOE

Test Program Leadership: Design, develop, and implement comprehensive test programs (Test Plans and Procedures) for components and systems, focusing on dynamic (vibration, shock, acoustic) and environmental (thermal cycling, TVAC, humidity) requirements.

• Facility Management & Setup: Oversee the setup, operation, and maintenance of specialized test equipment, including electrodynamic shakers, climatic chambers, acoustic chambers, and associated data acquisition systems.

• Instrumentation: Tech best practices to the lab for appropriate instrumentation, such as accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples, and pressure transducers.

• Data Analysis & Reporting: Perform advanced analysis of test data, identify failures, determine root causes, and generate detailed, professional test reports summarizing methods, results, and conclusions for internal and external stakeholders.

• Standards & Compliance: Ensure all testing adheres to relevant industry standards (e.g., MIL-STD-810, DO-160) and internal quality procedures.

• Collaboration: Work closely with test technicians, engineers, and sales/quote team to interpret requirements, provide feedback on design-for-testability/reliability.

• Mentorship: Mentor engineers and technicians on best practices for dynamics and environmental testing.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field. A Master's degree is a plus.
• Experience: 10+ years of direct experience planning and executing Dynamics and Environmental Testing for high-reliability hardware (e.g., aerospace flight hardware, military systems, or mission-critical automotive components).
• Technical Expertise:
• Expertise in vibration control and analysis (random, sine, sine-on-random, shock response spectrum (SRS)).
• Strong practical experience with thermal vacuum (TVAC), thermal cycling, and/or humidity testing.
• Proficiency with data acquisition systems (Vibration Research, DaisyLab, NI, Labview)
• Deep understanding of fixturing design and analysis for dynamic testing.
• Soft Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, a rigorous attention to detail, and a proven ability to lead complex projects independently.

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.