Fluids/Mechanical Test Engineer II working on Blue Origin's lunar permanence projects. Responsible for testing and system integration for safe human spaceflight infrastructure.
About the role
- Component Test Manager overseeing all component test operations for Firefly Aerospace's vehicles in Briggs, TX. Leading a team of engineers, developing test plans, and ensuring compliance with performance metrics.
Responsibilities
- Manage test stand priorities, balancing needs of multiple programs, while maintaining test stand and supporting needed upgrades
- Lead team in tracking and development of Key Performance Indicators
- Run daily stand meetings and escalate progress and blockers as they arise
- Integrate, instrument and test rocket components using our world class test stands and test software suite
- Optimize and implement improvements in testing, component workflow, data review and automation
- Manage stand upgrade and modification plans, schedule & budgets
- Manage team training (training new operators + developing and improving training plans)
- Direct hiring and interviews of Component team and contribute to hiring on other Test Engineering Teams
- Manage performance of team including team 1:1s and Performance Reviews
- Work daily test stand operations
- Execute test plans and procedures on console, using voice comm systems and data display and control systems
- Work directly with component engineers to develop and release formal Test Plans
- Develop test procedures to check out and operate rocket components and subsystems
- Participate in resolving any issues and non-conformances that arise during operations, and support failure and anomaly investigations, troubleshooting and resolution development
- Analyze and review data to ensure that test stand and test article are operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results
- Improve test efficiency through automation and equipment improvement upgrades
- Diagnose & Rework small to medium problems on stand involving Fluid, Electrical and Mechanical systems
- Plan and implement improvements to the test stand and testing process
- Develop new and improve automated scripts that support test operations
- Develop and execute system validations, activations, upgrades and other tests required to ensure your stand is ready to support testing
- Work with Ground Support Equipment (GSE) engineers to optimize test and launch systems designs and operation
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities for performance, reliability, and cost
Requirements
- BS in Engineering or related engineering discipline OR 5+ Years in a hardware test operations role
- Works well in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment
- Exceptional comprehension of engineering fundamentals
- Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills
- Basic understand of bipropellant propulsion and stage systems
- Hand's on experience working with fluid and electrical components such as valves, regulators, pumps, and low voltage systems.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds and to be on your feet all day when required
- Ability to work on test stands and use standard mechanical and electrical tools.
Benefits
- generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
- parental leave
- educational reimbursement
- short term disability
- pet Insurance
- flexible PTO options
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