Stage Test Engineer
Core
Design, build, operate, and maintain test stands for rocket stages, engines, and full vehicles at a ground test site.
Role type
Stage Test Engineer (hardware & systems integration)
Builds
Test stands, fluid/mechanical/instrumentation/control systems for rocket testing
Domain
Aerospace / Rocketry / Ground Testing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mechanical systems integration, electronic systems troubleshooting, test procedure development, data analysis, hazard analysis, high-pressure system operation, cryogenic system operation, project scheduling
Preferred skills
fluid system design from scratch, P&ID creation, test procedure writing and operation
Technologies
hydraulic/pneumatic systems, cryogenic systems, instrumentation, control systems, test sequencing software
Responsibilities
Integrating rocket stages for ground testing, managing test preparation activities, leading test operations including autosequence creation and data analysis, designing and building fluid/mechanical/instrumentation/control systems, operating and troubleshooting systems, performing hazard analysis, safely operating high pressure and cryogenic systems
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC