Senior Test Facilities Specialist

ABOUT US:

Astro Mechanica is a fast-growing startup on a mission to reinvent supersonic aircraft. We’re an engineering collective innovating on engine, airframe, and systems that industry hasn’t in over 50 years. With the world’s first turboelectric adaptive jet engine — efficient at every speed — we’re ready to revolutionize flight from national security to commercial aviation.

WHO WE ARE:

We're a team of hardcore engineers who live and breathe aerospace. We’re generalists who each have subject matter expertise and operate in a flat organizational structure. We move fast and build world-changing technology in a pragmatic and competent workplace culture.

WHO YOU ARE:

Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Test Facilities Specialist to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who is capable of designing, fabricating, operating, and improving on complex mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems for conducting rigorous testing of our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities.

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 before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Maintain test facility operations and maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness

• Monitor and maintain sufficient inventory of equipment, supplies, and instrumentation

• Operate manual machine shop equipment (drills, cutting tools, mills, lathes)

• Fabricate with sheet metal (forming, shearing, rolling, stamping)

• Material joining (GTAW welding, brazing, soldering, mechanical fastening)

• Fluid systems plumbing (tube routing, swaging, flaring)

• Harness assembly (crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing, troubleshooting)

• Maneuver heavy objects with forklift, rigging equipment

• Frequent collaboration with engineering

• Conducts work efficiently while in a safe and professional manner

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Experience in aerospace or automotive industries

• Familiarity with pressurized systems, fluid systems hardware and instrumentation

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, P&ID, electrical schematics

• Knowledge of sensors - pressure, temperature, load cells, mass flowrate, current transducer

• Familiarity with data acquisition systems, PLC hardware, and software interfaces

• Experience with inspection equipment and precision calibrated tools

• 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

• Capable of lifting 35 pounds, stand for long periods, maneuver in restricted spaces, work low to ground and on raised platforms

PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Full healthcare, vision, and dental benefits

• Competitive pay and transparent stock option plan

• Flexible work environment

• Self-managed and flexible time-off policy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.

Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.