Propulsion Test Team Lead

As our Propulsion Test Team Lead, you will be responsible for testing & fueling our propulsion systems. You will lead, and continue building, a team of world-class propulsion test engineers and technicians.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading a team of Propulsion test engineers and technicians that test satellite propulsion systems, including hiring and managing direct reports.
• Creating and enforcing quality standards and processes to ensure proper verification of unit-level and system-level hardware.
• Evaluating non-conformances to determine root cause and create corrective action plans and system improvements.
• Managing day-to-day activities of propulsion test, including creating processes for assigning and tracking work across production & development testing programs.
• Creating and enforcing a culture of safety and quality throughout the workplace.
• Evaluating proposed designs for testability and work closely with design engineering teams on new designs and processes to enable factory output growth targets up to 24 vehicles per year.
• Creating, maintaining and communicating detailed schedules, ensuring your team and other stakeholders are aware of tasks and deadlines, including resource identification and acquisition.
• Owning the test infrastructure needed to test our current and next generation propulsion system, including factor layout, safety equipment, and test beds.
• Working hands-on with flight hardware alongside your team to ensure mission success.
• Developing ironbirds (test beds) for doing flight-like development and qualification testing.