Senior Propulsion Test Engineer (m/f/d)

Job description

Mission Brief As a Senior Propulsion Test Engineer you will join a team of engineers and technicians performing development, qualification and acceptance tests of subcomponents of liquid rocket engines and integrated subsystems of our Spectrum rocket. You will participate and lead test operations at the production site in Ottobrunn (Bavaria, Germany) and at the test site in Reischach (Bavaria, Germany) for gas generators, subscale chambers and turbopumps. In addition to test operations, you will conduct maintenance activities and upgrades on the existing test rigs, as well as designing and building test set-ups to cover ad-hoc needs. You will work in tight-knit teams to ensure safe and efficient operations, while closely cooperating with the design engineers to enable fast iterations and timely delivery of hardware. Your Role in Our Space Mission: - Plan, prepare and execute tests, process data and write reports - Manage test campaigns for propulsion equipment - Develop and maintain internal test standards, procedures and sequences - Lead maintenance activities and troubleshooting on existing test benches - Assist in designing test rigs and laying out sensors - Design and build tes...