Specialist, Materials Test Technician

Virgin Galactic
📍 Irvine, CA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

Virgin Galactic is seeking a talented and motivated technical person join our Test & Evaluation team to help get our next generation of spaceships to space! Guided by our values, “Safety above All”, we proactively manage the risks inherent in human spaceflight through our daily actions in all of our testing activities.

As a Specialist Materials Manufacturing Technician in the Test & Evaluation Department, you will focus on the activities surrounding the test of composite components and assemblies for our spaceships. You’ll bring your extensive expertise in materials testing to help ensure that novel materials, joints, bonding solutions and part designs meet exacting standards before they are accepted for use on next generation of spaceships!

**Responsibilities**

+ Execute tensile, torsion, compression, flexure and shear materials testing using equipment including (but not limited to) universal test equipment
+ Collect test data and report results to engi...

Ready to Apply?

Submit your application today and join our talented team at Virgin Galactic.

Submit Application

Job Details

  • Location Irvine, CA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 10, 2026
  • Application Deadline June 15, 2026