Job Title: Rocket Propulsion Engineer
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Rocket Propulsion Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that Raptor engines and components have been thoroughly tested and qualified to function in flight conditions.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and execute tests at the engine and component level to evaluate hardware performance and survivability during the mission.
* Own test campaigns, including creating test plans, activating new systems, operating test equipment, reviewing data, and designing/fabricating test stands.
* Provide daily direction and instruction to technicians for fabricating and integrating test articles and stand equipment.
* Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, configuration files, and software.
* Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation.
* Operate and troubleshoot fluid and mechanical systems, including low to high-pressure gaseous working fluids and rocket propellants.
* Automate repetitive test operations to increase efficiency and safety.
* Develop innovative processes to increase testing capability and rates while maintaining high rigor of safety.
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Physics.
* 1+ years of hands-on testing experience, including internships, clubs, or other extra-curricular activities.
Preferred Skills and Experience
* Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience.
* Experience in production and test systems, including hands-on test and production facility, factory, or laboratory experience.
* Demonstrated experience where quick-thinking and problem-solving play a critical role.
* Knowledge and/or experience in aerospace structural or mechanical or propulsion systems assembly and testing.
* Ability to utilize test instrumentation and control components, including pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, solenoid valves.
Additional Requirements
* Flight hardware is built in tight quarters, requiring physical dexterity.
* Physical effort includes sitting or standing for extended periods, lifting and carrying materials or equipment (up to 25 lbs unassisted).
* Work performed in an environment with exposure to fumes, odors, and noise.
* Ongoing exposure to work in extreme outdoor environments (heat, cold, rain).
ITAR Requirements
* To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee under specified laws.