Staff Test Infrastructure & Controls Engineer, Solid Missile Systems

• Partner with EHS to co-develop and continuously improve test safety systems, including hazard analysis standards, operational safety protocols, and compliance frameworks aligned with applicable regulatory requirements, energetic material handling standards, and internal test infrastructure policies.
• Serve as a technical authority on safety analysis for test range operations, including overpressure, fragment hazard analysis, environmental hazard characterization, and derivation of exclusion zones.
• Serve as a technical authority and mentor for hazardous test operations involving energetic systems, high-pressure fluids, and integrated controls infrastructure to provide oversight for complex or non-standard test configurations.

• Influence technical strategy and decision-making across engineering, manufacturing, operations, facilities, and program teams to enable high-velocity test–design–iterate cycles.
• Assist in strategic planning for long-term test infrastructure evolution, including multi-site facility architecture, capital investment roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and scalability strategies that increase throughput, standardization, and operational resilience across the test enterprise.
• Mentor and develop engineers across disciplines, providing technical coaching, design reviews, and guidance on systems engineering, controls systems, test operations, and infrastructure reliability.
• Act as a recognized subject matter expert for propulsion test infrastructure, providing technical consultation to leadership and serving as a key contributor to long-range facility, technology, and capability planning.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in propulsion testing, aerospace systems, energy systems, heavy industry, or other high-consequence hardware environments, with demonstrated progression toward system ownership and technical leadership.
• Proven experience designing, integrating, commissioning, or operating complex test infrastructure (test stands, GSE, or integrated test systems) for hazardous, high-energy, or tightly coupled electromechanical systems.
• Strong proficiency in industrial controls and data systems, including PLC-based control architectures, National Instruments (or equivalent) DAQ systems, and 3D CAD tools (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Inventor, or equivalent)
• Deep working knowledge of hazardous system domains, such as energetic materials, high-pressure gas systems, cryogenic systems, or industrial electrical power and protection systems, including their design constraints and failure modes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead execution of complex test campaigns, including test readiness, integrated system validation, operational leadership, and post-test analysis with a focus on safety, repeatability, and data integrity.
• Ability to obtain explosive permits from the ATF and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

• Extensive hands-on and architectural experience with static fire test infrastructure, including test stands, hazardous GSE, blast-resistant systems, and integrated fluid, electrical, and controls subsystems in operational test ranges.
• Proven ability to design and scale novel or non-standard test infrastructure in ambiguous, resource-constrained, or rapidly evolving development environments, with emphasis on robustness, repeatability, and operational readiness.
• Experience driving multi-year infrastructure roadmaps, capital planning efforts, and facility-scale modernization initiatives, translating test and program needs into scalable, long-term technical architecture decisions.

• Hands-on work in austere and remote propulsion test environments with exposure to loud noise, hazardous materials, outdoor conditions, and hazardous operations.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and operate hand tools and mechanical equipment as needed.
• Ability to support occasional off-shift, weekend, and remote test operations depending on campaign schedules and program needs.

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $129,000 - $161,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Benefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)

• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Paid Parental and Adoptive Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Employer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D
• Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport
• EAP Program
• Retirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match
• Equity Grants in the Company

How To Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application".

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.