Test Design Engineer II

Astro Mechanica•San Francisco, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Astro Mechanica is looking for a Test Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who designs, fabricates, operates, and improves the test infrastructure supporting our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities. You will work closely with your peers to execute projects to a high level of quality. In this role, your mission will be to create and operate test infrastructure for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration and before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.

Requirements

2+ 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 (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work

Responsibilities

Design test stands, fixtures, and supporting hardware to enable new test capabilities
Conduct analyses for appropriate fluid system component performance
Develop detailed test plans, instrumentation schemes, and data collection methods to capture high-fidelity, decision-driving data
Document work (P&ID, electrical schematics, test procedures) while collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure stand requirements are met
Work closely with propulsion design engineers to validate models, characterize performance, and inform design iterations
Conduct hardware testing and analyze results to verify requirements, identify discrepancies, and determine corrective actions
Create and implement test strategies to validate and activate your test stand designs
Implement safety best practices through engineering controls