Senior Propulsion Development Engineer

Requirements

• To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today.
• The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep-seated understanding of complex system dynamics, and can take full ownership of hardware testing from concept to production.
• Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the turboelectric adaptive jet engine.
• In this role, your mission will be to shepherd our innovative jet engine and subsystems hardware from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight.
• WHAT YOU’LL DO: - Create test plans, objectives, methodologies, and establish operational ranges - Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations - Analyze data for characterization hardware behavior and performance - Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions - Hold data reviews communicating test results while highlighting anomalies - Maintain data processing scripts, develop automation to increase test throughput and reliability -
• experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations, and data analysis -
• Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations - Knowledge of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, regulators, pneumatics) - Knowledge of rotating machinery operation and instrumentation (natural frequencies, vibration and high-speed data acquisition) - Familiarity with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, communication protocol, data structures, and software interfaces

Benefits

• BENEFITS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time - Flexible work environment ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture.

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