Principal Propulsion Test Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Direct a team of 3–8 propulsion test engineers across one or more active motor programs, managing workload, development, and technical quality.
• Own the overall test strategy, resource allocation, and schedule for key program milestones and qualification events.
• Represent test engineering in integrated product teams, program reviews, and customer or government authority briefings.
• Establish, review, and continuously improve facility test procedures, data standards, and safety governance frameworks.
• Lead multi-discipline investigations for anomalous test events, driving timely and technically rigorous findings.
• Contribute to test facility capability roadmaps and capital investment planning for new motor classes or enhanced instrumentation.
• Support proposal development and business development activities with technical content and level-of-effort estimates.
• Serve as the approving authority for test procedures, safety packages, and post-test technical reports.

Job requirements

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience with DoD program milestone reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and formal qualification test planning.
• Primarily office and test facility environment; periodic travel to customer sites or partner facilities up to 15%.
• Ability to lift, move, or carry items or equipment up to 25 pounds.
• This position requires access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including ITAR. Applicants must be U.S. persons or eligible to obtain the required export authorization.
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
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