Hydrogen Propulsion Test Engineer — Aerospace Innovation

ZeroAvia Inc; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

25 days holiday

EV charging

Salary sacrifice schemes

Weekly spot bonuses

Income protection and legal support

Relocation support

Job summary

ZeroAvia Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer to lead development, verification, validation and certification testing of hydrogen-electric propulsion components and fuel-cell systems.

You will design test rigs, acquire data, analyze results and document procedures, ensuring safety and compliance within a fast-paced aerospace environment. This hands-on role requires experience with lab testing, instrumentation, and collaboration with cross-functional engineers and external partners to deliver robust,

Qualifications

• Experience developing technical documentation, publishing test procedures, analysing engineering data and producing detailed laboratory or test reports.
• Strong understanding of configuration control principles, including maintaining test registers, interpreting P&IDs, creating BOMs and conducting risk assessments.
• Hands-on experience with pressurised gas systems, fluid process equipment and fittings such as Swagelok in lab or industrial environments.
• Knowledge of instrumentation, sensors and data acquisition systems including National Instruments hardware/software (LabVIEW) or equivalent platforms.
• Familiarity with control systems and PLCs to support automated testing and system integration.
• Understanding of safe working practices in regulated/hazardous environments; CompEx certification and HV/ATEX/DSEAR experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and execute development, verification, validation and certification testing of fuel cell, hydrogen and propulsion system components.
• Design, specify and commission test rigs, instrumentation and data acquisition systems for a range of tests.
• Own component and subsystem test programmes, meeting objectives, schedules and quality.
• Collaborate with system, design and integration engineers, and external suppliers to define and deliver testing requirements.
• Analyze test data, interpret results and produce test procedures, reports and recommendations.
• Support air vehicle integration activities and contribute to solving complex engineering challenges.

Skills

Technical documentation

Test procedures

Engineering data analysis

Laboratory testing

Education

CompEx certification

Tools

National Instruments LabVIEW

Data acquisition systems

Job description

ZeroAvia Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer to lead development, verification, validation and certification testing of hydrogen-electric propulsion components and fuel-cell systems.

You will design test rigs, acquire data, analyze results and document procedures, ensuring safety and compliance within a fast-paced aerospace environment. This hands-on role requires experience with lab testing, instrumentation, and collaboration with cross-functional engineers and external partners to deliver robust,