Test Stand Operator

AlgoForge Aerospace; Kanniyakumari; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ignition authority for orbital engine

Live detonation propulsion insights

Cutting-edge propulsion testing

Mission-critical role in a propulsion"

Job summary

AlgoForge Aerospace in India seeks a Test Stand Operator to manage the VORTEX-1 Rotating Detonation Engine test stand, coordinating cryogenics, high-pressure systems, and live telemetry.

You will own pre-fire checkouts, execute countdowns, monitor data, and perform post-fire safing and hardware refurbishment to sustain a high‑cadence testing program.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building, operating, and troubleshooting mechanical systems and heavy industrial machinery.
• Uncompromising safety mindset in hazardous, high-energy environments.
• Ability to rapidly interpret P&ID schematics and follow strict checklists under pressure.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Hands-on mechanical systems

Safety mindset

High-energy environment awareness

P&ID interpretation

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.