Propulsion Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Sit on console as Test Conductor and Test Director running hotfires of the E-2 LOX/Kerosene oxidizer-rich staged combustion engine.
• Plan and lead hazardous operations including work with high pressures and cryogenic fluids.
• Assist in driving engine development, qualification, and acceptance test campaigns to completion.
• Author and maintain test procedures, sequences, and configuration files for hazardous operations.
• Support Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs).
• Work side by side with the test stand technicians during fabrication of test stand hardware and integration of test articles.
• Work on projects to design and modify fluid and electrical systems on the engine test stands.
• Troubleshoot fluid, mechanical, electrical, and software related systems on the test stands.
• Implement continuous improvements to improve safety and test site productivity.
• Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in the operation, design and development of fluid systems, or hardware testing.
• Preferred Skills & Experience:
• Experience handling cryogenic fluids.
• Experience with NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience with Epsilon3.
• Experience with JIRA / Confluence.
• Experience with coding languages (Python, Matlab, Visual Basic).
• Experience building and testing high pressure fluid/gas systems.
• Experience reviewing data and taking corrective actions based on findings.
• Experience with common instrumentation and controls systems and sensors.
• Tube fitting & bending, familiar with common industry fittings systems.
• Read & interpret Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, along with effective teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams.