# Propulsion Engineer - Test

**Company**: Astranis
**Location**: San Francisco
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $125,000-$170,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96372482

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## Description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system.

As our Propulsion Engineer - Test, you will oversee propulsion component and system level test plan definition, test equipment design & build, and testing itself. A primary goal for this position is to increase the level of automation used in propulsion testing.

Responsibilities:

- Design, build, test, and qualify tests and test equipment for Astranis propulsion systems

- Focus on automation of tests and test equipment

- Perform component and system level design, analysis, and trade studies for test equipment

- Develop and execute component and system level test plans

- Work closely with other teams to complete tasks

- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements:

- Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, physics)

- 3+ years of industry experience with propulsion system testing

- Familiarity with industry and Range Safety standards and requirements

- Passion for testing, including working in a fast-paced environment and doing hands-on design/development

- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch

- Must be onsite 5 days a week

Bonus skills:

- Demonstrated experience in designing, testing, and operating spacecraft propulsion systems

- Specific experience with low thrust monopropellant and green monopropellant systems

- Experience with propulsion system process development including manifold manufacturing and welding

- Experience with Python (Numpy, Scipy), C++, and Git

- Familiarity with reading and writing technical standards

- Familiarity with propellant material compatibility

- Familiarity with weld and weld inspection standards and best practices

What we offer:

- Compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits

- Base pay: $125,000-$170,000 USD

- Significant equity package via incentive stock options

- High-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals

## Skills

### Required
- propulsion system testing
- technical discipline
- automation
- test equipment design
- Python
- C++
- Git

### Nice to have
- spacecraft propulsion systems
- low thrust monopropellant systems
- green monopropellant systems
- manifold manufacturing
- welding
- technical standards

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