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Our people are tenacious and specialists in their field. Most importantly, they are always looking for opportunities for improvement.\nAt Outlier, we move fast and develop ‘savvy’ but elegant solutions. We hold ourselves to our own standards of excellence that our competition is simply unable (and unwilling) to meet. We bring our true selves to work, but what binds us are our shared principles:\nOwn the Yellow Jersey: We don’t follow the competition; we set the standard of excellence required. With discipline and work ethic, we strive to be the best in the world at what we do. By prioritising quality and mission assurance, execution follows.\nCreate the Future We Want to Occupy: We invent what doesn't exist yet, solve the hardest problems, and do it with moral clarity and long-term vision. We do solutions, not complaints, increasing productivity. We’re continuously looking for opportunities to be better.\nWe Scale the Wall Together: We lean into the challenge. Every single team member takes extreme ownership and responsibility whilst fostering critical collaboration. We succeed together or fail together, through a culture of trust, transparent communication, and looking out for each other. The team’s success is your success.\nSavvy Outcomes, Achieved Rapidly: We apply savvy, frugal, first-principles thinking to solve problems without ever compromising on quality. We deliver 10x the impact with less resources than anyone else. We experiment to answer unknowns and de-risk the path forward early.\n Your Opportunity at Outlier\nAs a HITL Responsible Engineer, you will own the design, development, operation, and continuous improvement of Outlier’s Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) platforms that enable high fidelity integrated testing of next generation reusable spacecraft. You will develop test environments that validate spacecraft functionality, performance, and mission readiness across avionics, GNC, flight software, mechanical, and ground systems.\nAs the Responsible Engineer, you will act as the technical authority for Outlier’s HITL systems by designing architectures, implementing test infrastructure, interfacing with spacecraft subsystems, conducting verification campaigns, and supporting operational readiness reviews. Your work enables mission critical decision making and ensures Outlier’s spacecraft perform flawlessly from integrated testing through flight operations.\nYou will support and collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive system level problem solving, and uphold Outlier’s principles by delivering elegant, high-performance HITL systems ahead of industry standards.\nWhat you'll do\nOwn the architecture, design, build, and operation of Outlier’s hardware-in-the-loop systems enabling end-to-end spacecraft and subsystem testing.\nOwn system-level performance, fidelity, latency, and integration budgets aligned with mission requirements.\nDesign and document system interfaces, data models, interface control documents, schematics, test procedures, and verification frameworks.\nDevelop scalable, high-reliability infrastructure supporting integrated testing, simulations, and mission-ready environments.\nEnsure platforms meet Outlier’s standards for performance, reliability, maintainability, and 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