Rocket Engine Test Engineer – High-Impact, Fast-Paced Lab

Industrious Ventures; Berthoud, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental and adoptive leave

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSA/FSA

Disability insurance

401k with company match

Equity grants

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking a Test Engineer in Colorado to lead rocket engine testing and support campaigns from test stands to data review. You will design fluid and electrical support systems, manage test objectives, and troubleshoot instrumentation while collaborating with the Test Operations team.

The role demands ownership, safety discipline, and hands-on engineering skills. The team emphasizes rapid learning, cross-functional collaboration, and high-impact propulsion development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace or Mechanical preferred).
• Familiarity with data acquisition and controls systems.
• Hands-on experience with fluid, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Experience with hazardous operations and system safety.
• Strong project management and team leadership skills.
• Desire to take ownership and help wherever needed on the team.
• Ability to implement information from system schematics.
• 2+ years of experience with testing high-pressure gas, cryogenic, fuel, and propulsion systems.
• Experience with LOX and kerosene rocket engines.
• Familiarity with valve, turbopump, or combustion device design and testing.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or other programming languages.
• Experience with LabVIEW and NI hardware.

Responsibilities

• Perform rocket engine testing.
• Perform test stand and engine checkouts.
• Generate and track test objectives to support engine test campaigns.
• Design and fabricate fluid systems to support engine-level test objectives.
• Review data from development and flight campaigns to support engine and component performance analysis and improvement.
• Operate and modify stand systems such as fluid systems, electrical systems, and supporting structures.
• Generate and update procedures, configuration files, and test sequences.
• Troubleshoot and maintain instrumentation and hardware systems including pressure transducers, thermocouples, valves, regulators, etc.
• Develop methods to increase test cadence, test fidelity, and test stand capability.

Skills

Data acquisition

Controls systems

Fluid systems

Electrical systems

Hazardous operations

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

National Instruments hardware

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking a Test Engineer in Colorado to lead rocket engine testing and support campaigns from test stands to data review. You will design fluid and electrical support systems, manage test objectives, and troubleshoot instrumentation while collaborating with the Test Operations team.

The role demands ownership, safety discipline, and hands-on engineering skills. The team emphasizes rapid learning, cross-functional collaboration, and high-impact propulsion development.