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Valve Test Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Mid-level · 4+ years
Job description
The Valve Test Engineer II leads cryogenic valve testing for the company's high-thrust engine, owning valve development test campaigns from definition through execution and closure.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Own the valve component-level development test execution for Storm
- Translate engineering questions and requirements into test plans, matrices, procedures, and success criteria
- Define test sequencing, configurations, instrumentation, data needs, and readiness criteria
- Coordinate hardware, test bench, facility, calibration, safety, and operational preparation
- Lead safety analysis and test readiness reviews and drive campaign execution through completion
- Execute and oversee functional, pressure, flow, transient, environmental, endurance, and other campaign-specific tests
- Analyse test data, assess anomalies, and distinguish hardware behaviour from test-system effects
- Produce clear test reports with conclusions, limitations, recommendations, and requirement traceability
- Drive root-cause investigations and use test evidence to guide design iterations and follow-on testing
- Act as the valve-test focal point across design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, systems, and integration teams
What we're looking for
- Degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, propulsion, or a closely related discipline
- 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
- Strong hands-on experience with functional, pressure, flow, transient, leak, environmental, endurance, or burst testing of cryogenic components
- Practical knowledge of test planning, instrumentation, data acquisition, test execution, and engineering data analysis
- Ability to turn requirements and engineering questions into measurable test objectives, procedures, and acceptance criteria
- Able to work hands-on with hardware and test benches, data acquisition systems, investigate anomalies, and make evidence-based decisions
- Strong technical writing, communication, safety, risk-management, and configuration-control skills
- Comfortable owning a technical topic independently while coordinating effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Rigor and attention to detail
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, taking ownership of getting the hardware ready
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- A passion for space exploration and the motivation to see propulsion hardware move from drawings to tested engines
Nice to have
- Experience in space hardware, propulsion, safety-critical, or regulated environments is an advantage
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About The Exploration Company
Building spacecrafts for humanity
Mission
Democratising space
Key facts
- Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable
- All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check
- Partners with Zinc Work Limited located in the UK for background checks
Partners & customers
Zinc Work Limited
What they value
- Agile
- Open and Collaborative
- Fun