Astro Mechanica
Senior Test Design Engineer
East Bay Area. Posted 29 days ago
The role
You will design, fabricate, operate, and improve test infrastructure for jet engines and subsystems. You will create test stands, conduct hardware testing, and analyze results to ensure quality and performance.
What you will do
- Design test stands, fixtures, and supporting hardware
- Conduct analyses for fluid system component performance
- Develop test plans, instrumentation schemes, and data collection methods
- Document work including P&ID, electrical schematics, and test procedures
- Work with propulsion design engineers to validate models and characterize performance
- Conduct hardware testing and analyze results to verify requirements
- Create and implement test strategies to validate test stand designs
- Implement safety best practices through engineering controls
Required qualifications
- 5+ years hands-on experience with propulsion, fluidic, or mechanical systems, including hardware testing and analysis
- Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations
- Knowledge of fluid systems hardware and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, pneumatics)
- Ability to analyze and interpret test data, and correlate results with analytical models or simulations
- Familiarity with CAD and ability to design simple test hardware, fixtures, or modifications
- Takes initiative for continuous improvement
- Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
- Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) program
- Transparent stock option plan
- Self-managed and flexible time-off policy
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- Sick time
About the company
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing a scalable technology platform to power critical infrastructure, mission operations, and the future of flight. The team is a group of engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace with a flat structure.