Valve Test Engineer

<p style="min-height:1.5em">Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><br />We want you as a highly talented <strong>Valve Test Engineer II,</strong> to help us advance our mission by leading cryogenic valve testing for our high-thrust engine. You will be the primary engineer responsible for defining, planning, executing, and closing valve development test campaigns.</p><h2><br /><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">In your capacity as a cryogenic <strong>Valve Test Engineer II</strong>, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own the valve component-level development test execution for Storm</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Translate engineering questions and requirements into test plans, matrices, procedures, and success criteria</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define test sequencing, configurations, instrumentation, data needs, and readiness criteria</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Coordinate hardware, test bench, facility, calibration, safety, and operational preparation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead safety analysis and test readiness reviews and drive campaign execution through completion</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Execute and oversee functional, pressure, flow, transient, environmental, endurance, and other campaign-specific tests</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Analyse test data, assess anomalies, and distinguish hardware behaviour from test-system effects</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Produce clear test reports with conclusions, limitations, recommendations, and requirement traceability</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Drive root-cause investigations and use test evidence to guide design iterations and follow-on testing</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Act as the valve-test focal point across design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, systems, and integration teams</p></li></ul><h2><br /><strong>Qualifications:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, propulsion, or a closely related discipline</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">3-4 years of experience planning and executing hardware development or qualification tests, ideally involving valves, fluid components, propulsion hardware, or other pressure-bearing components</p></li></ul><h2><br /><strong>What we would love to see from you:</strong></h2><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong hands-on experience with functional, pressure, flow, transient, leak, environmental, endurance, or burst testing of cryogenic components</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Practical knowledge of test planning, instrumentation, data acquisition, test execution, and engineering data analysis</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ability to turn requirements and engineering questions into measurable test objectives, procedures, and acceptance criteria</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Able to work hands-on with h