Test Stand Operator

AlgoForge Aerospace; Kanniyakumari; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ignition Authority

Cutting Edge RDE Deployment

Mission Critical Role

Job summary

AlgoForge Aerospace in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, seeks a hands-on Test Stand Operator to command the VORTEX-1 Rotating Detonation Engine test stand. You will manage cryogenics, high-pressure purge gases, and live telemetry to ensure engine survivability and precise test outcomes.

You will interpret complex P&ID schematics, perform pre-fire checkouts, and coordinate post-fire safing and data extraction. Proficiency with LabVIEW, Dewesoft, or TwinCAT is highly preferred, with a strong safety

Qualifications

• Extensive hands‑on expertise building, operating, and troubleshooting complex mechanical systems and heavy industrial machinery.
• Uncompromising safety mindset in hazardous, high‑energy environments.
• Ability to rapidly interpret P&ID schematics and execute strict checklists under pressure.
• Experience with industrial data acquisition and control systems is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of test stand preparation, performing pre-fire checkouts and cryogenic chill-downs.
• Command the bunker console during live operations, monitoring high-frequency telemetry for engine survivability.
• Architect and maintain ground support equipment and fluid networks handling LOX/LCH4 and high-pressure purge gases.
• Execute rapid post-fire safing, data extraction, and refurbishment to sustain high-cadence testing.
• Lead physical integration and alignment of RDE engines onto heavy thrust structures.

Skills

Hands-on Mechanical

Safety Mindset

P&ID Interpretation

DAQ & Control Systems

Tools

LabVIEW

Dewesoft

TwinCAT

Job description

Mission Overview

At AlgoForge Aerospace, theoretical engine designs mean nothing until they survive the test stand. As a Test Stand Operator, you will command the massive ground infrastructure required to hot-fire the VORTEX-1 Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE).

This is a high-stakes, hardware-rich deployment. You are the conductor of a highly volatile symphony of liquid oxygen, deep cryogenics, and 6,000 PSI pneumatics. When we light the candle, you ensure it burns exactly as predicted—or you hit the abort.

Operational Objectives

• Take absolute ownership of test stand preparation, executing complex pre-fire checkouts, cryogenic chill-downs, and terminal countdown sequences.
• Command the bunker console during live operations, actively monitoring high-frequency telemetry (pressure transients, thermal limits) to ensure engine survivability.
• Architect, maintain, and troubleshoot massive ground support equipment (GSE) fluid networks, handling deep cryogenics (LOX/LCH4) and ultra-high-pressure purge gases.
• Execute rapid post-fire safing, data extraction, and hardware refurbishment to support an aggressive, high-cadence testing schedule.
• Lead the physical integration, alignment, and mechanical mating of flight-weight RDE engines onto the heavy thrust structures of the test stand.

Mission Prerequisites

• Extensive hands‑on expertise building, operating, and troubleshooting complex mechanical systems, high‑flow pumps, and heavy industrial machinery.
• Uncompromising situational awareness and a hyper‑vigilant safety mindset when operating in extremely hazardous, high‑energy environments.
• Expert ability to rapidly interpret complex P&ID schematics and execute strict procedural checklists under immense pressure.
• A relentless drive to execute high‑tempo testing campaigns at our Mahendragiri propulsion complex, regardless of the hour.
• Proficiency with industrial data acquisition (DAQ) and control systems (e.g., LabVIEW, Dewesoft, TwinCAT) is highly preferred.

Deployment Benefits

• Ignition Authority
  You hold the final 'Go/No-Go' for orbital engine ignition.
• Acoustics
  Feel the physical shockwaves of continuous detonation propulsion.
• Cutting Edge
  Test and validate the world's first commercial RDE.
• Mission Critical
  If the stand fails, the engine fails. You are the critical path.