Lead Test Engineer: Turbine Systems & Fast-Track Test Stand

American Turbines; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

American Turbines is seeking a Lead Test Engineer in San Francisco to own the test stand from cold spin to full power. You will design, build, and operate facilities that validate our cutting-edge modular gas turbines for distributed power generation.

You will manage instrumentation, fuel systems, safety protocols, data acquisition, and analysis. You will write procedures, perform hazard reviews, and ensure abort limits are strictly followed during tests to accelerate iteration and learnings.

Qualifications

• Experience designing or significantly modifying a test stand, not just operation.
• Strong instrumentation and DAQ fundamentals with sensor selection and calibration.
• Proficient in data reduction and scripting (Python or similar) to produce actionable results.

Responsibilities

• Own the test stand end-to-end: structure, mounting, fuel system, cooling, protection, and instrumentation.
• Write test procedures, conduct hazard reviews, define abort limits and enforce them.
• Run tests rapidly and iterate: reduce data and compare with predictions to guide design decisions.

Skills

Instrumentation fundamentals

DAQ and data analysis

Python scripting

Gas fuel systems & high-pressure draws

Test safety practices

Job description

American Turbines is seeking a Lead Test Engineer in San Francisco to own the test stand from cold spin to full power. You will design, build, and operate facilities that validate our cutting-edge modular gas turbines for distributed power generation.

You will manage instrumentation, fuel systems, safety protocols, data acquisition, and analysis. You will write procedures, perform hazard reviews, and ensure abort limits are strictly followed during tests to accelerate iteration and learnings.