Propulsion Test Technician

Your Tasks

• Serve as in the field test operator and technician during all propulsion hot-fire campaigns


• Take responsibility of engine assembly processes and in-situ upgrades to the test hardware


• Test integrated engines to determine acceptability for flight


• Assembly, Integration, troubleshooting and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems


• Perform hardware reviews to evaluate the performance of test articles and stand systems (operations, quality, structural, fluids, electrical).


• Find innovative ways to create, review, and optimize testing processes/procedures to increase test system capability and cadence.


• Manage the execution of projects within extremely short timelines


• Align resources to accomplish key objectives, assign clear accountability for important objectives


• Create and maintain technical documentation

Your Qualifications

• Higher education or apprenticeship in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline


• Experience in operating industrial manufacturing machines such as lathe, mill, drill and saw


• Willingness to travel and work flexibly around RFAs test and launch sites


• Experience with assembly manuals and hardware assembly processes


• Understanding of fluidic processes such as pneumatics and hydraulics


• Beneficial: experience with instrumentation: pressure, temperature, piezoelectric, strain gauge, load cells, flowmeters


• Hands-on experience in test operations preferably for propulsion projects


• Fluent English oral and written (all day-to-day activities are performed in English) Self-independent, a structured way of working and committed to working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment


• Calm and confident way of communication even in high stress situations

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