Engine Development Technician

Drove Aeropower; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Drove Aeropower in Georgia is seeking hands-on engineers to build gas turbine engines from the ground up, test them, and push continuous improvement across the development cycle. This role emphasizes ownership, problem solving, and working beside engineers to solve real hardware challenges.

You will assemble, inspect, and test engines and supporting systems, document results, and contribute to safer, more reliable, and repeatable testing processes in a fast-moving, startup-style environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience assembling engines or complex mechanical systems to engineering specs and tight tolerances.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience with electrical wiring and troubleshooting; knowledge of hydraulic/pneumatic systems; instrumentation and sensors.

Responsibilities

• Build, inspect, configure, and install development and production engines to specifications.
• Pre- and post-test inspections, engine test procedures, and monitoring of engine performance and test stand systems.
• Build, modify, and maintain test stands and tooling; document build records.

Skills

Engine assembly

Reading drawings

Electrical troubleshooting

Hydraulic/pneumatic systems

Instrumentation & sensors

Fabrication tools

Job description

As a trusted talent partner, Infotel is working with Drove Aeropower to build a world-class team. We are looking for outstanding candidates who are eager to contribute to a dynamic and growing organization.

About Drove Aeropower

Drove Aeropower builds advanced gas turbine systems for some of the most demanding applications in energy and defense, built around high power density, rapid deployment, and domestic manufacturing. We move with the speed and ownership of a startup while tackling engineering problems normally reserved for much larger organizations.

Build the Engine. Test it. Make it better.

Take ownership of gas turbine engines and the systems that support them across the entire development cycle: from assembly and inspection through testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. Working alongside engineering, you will help develop next-generation gas turbine engines by building hardware, solving problems, and improving the way we test.

This is not a maintenance job.

You will help build gas turbine engines from the ground up.

What You Will Own

• Engine builds. Build, inspect, configure, and install development and production engines to engineering specifications and quality standards.
• Test execution. Pre- and post-test inspections, engine test procedures, and monitoring of engine performance, instrumentation, and test stand systems.
• Test stand systems. Build, modify, and maintain mechanical and electrical stand systems: fuel, pneumatic, exhaust, instrumentation, and data acquisition.
• Tooling and fixtures. Fabricate and integrate custom tooling, fixtures, tubing, brackets, and other hardware for assembly and test.
• The build record. Accurate documentation of engine builds, inspections, testing, and hardware configurations.

What You Will Do

• Troubleshoot engines, test stands, and support equipment.
• Support engine teardowns, component inspections, and root-cause failure investigations.
• Find and implement improvements to hardware, tooling, test systems, and processes that raise safety, reliability, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Keep a safe, organized work environment, and contribute to best practices, standard work, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• Hands-on experience assembling engines or complex mechanical systems to engineering specifications and tight mechanical tolerances
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
• Experience with electrical wiring and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Experience with instrumentation, sensors, and precision measuring equipment
• Proficiency with fabrication equipment and common shop tools

Bonus Points

Not required, but they'll set you apart:

• Installing and wiring strain gauges, pressure transducers, thermocouples, and other test instrumentation

You Will Thrive Here If

• You'd rather build the thing than maintain it.
• You see a better way to do the job and you make it happen.
• You want every day to be different.

Why Drove Aeropower

• Ground-up development. Build gas turbine engines from the ground up, not just maintain existing hardware.
• Beside the engineers. Work alongside engineering at every stage, from the first engine build through full-scale testing.
• Real influence. Your ideas matter, and your work directly shapes the next generation of gas turbine engines.
• One of the first. As one of Drove's first employees, you will have a real voice in the decisions that shape how we build and test.
• A founder who has done it before. Drove's founder has already successfully built a company, and you will help build the next one.