Vacuum Thruster Test Bench Technical and Team Leader

Responsibilities

• ▹Develop a vacuum hot-fire test facility to be used to develop and qualify orbital thrusters
• ▹Capture and define system-level requirements for a chemical propulsion test bench supporting 100-800 N thrusters
• ▹Define performance envelopes, safety objectives, operability constraints, and verification methods
• ▹Translate propulsion test needs into facility, utilities, and ground support equipment requirements
• ▹Define instrumentation, data acquisition, and control systems for safe hot-fire testing
• ▹Interface effectively with internal engineering/design teams, customers, and external partners
• ▹Define the schedule and conditions of the bench integration, and the tests to be performed throughout the project to mitigate risks and find commissioning issues
• ▹Manage suppliers and internal manufacturing activities; oversee integration and verification
• ▹Plan and execute commissioning, acceptance testing, and entry-into-service activities
• ▹Lead hazard analyses (FMEA, HAZOP, risk assessments) and implement mitigation measures
• ▹Develop procedures for handling, testing, maintenance, and emergency response

Requirements

• ▹Technical excellence and expertise
• ▹Team management skills

About the company

The Exploration Company develops, produces, and operates Nyx, a modular and reusable orbital space vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. The company is also developing advanced propulsion capabilities to support its reusable spacecraft programs, and is building a dedicated test capability for storable, hypergolic propulsion systems in the 100-800 N class.