Senior Test Engineer: Stand Up MW Turbine Test Lab Equity

Approach Venture LLC; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company-paid medical/dental/vision

Lunch provided

Job summary

Approach Venture LLC in El Segundo, CA is hiring first dedicated test engineer to create the test program for a new MW-class turbine power system. You will build the test floor, stands, and data pipeline for safe, repeatable campaigns, from initial assembly to scalable testing across disciplines.

The role is hands-on from day one, involving testing of high-temperature hardware, for a megawatt-class unit, with equity and on-site collaboration with a small, senior team.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Track record running hardware test campaigns, including commissioning rotating machinery or high-pressure, high-temperature systems
• Strong hands-on skills on both the mechanical and electrical side of a test setup
• Solid grounding in sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition
• Comfort working across mechanical, fluid, electrical, and software interfaces to find root causes
• Clear communicator and natural leader who enjoys picking up new skills and teaching them to others

Responsibilities

• Specify and stand up the company's first dedicated test facility, covering floor layout, utilities, safety systems, and the infrastructure needed for high-pressure, high-temperature hardware
• Design, build, and maintain test stands, rigs, and fixtures for development units and production hardware
• Author test plans, operating procedures, and methods that make every campaign safe and repeatable
• Select instrumentation and build out the data acquisition, recording, and storage systems behind each test
• Get hands-on during assembly, wiring, and commissioning of the first machine and its supporting stands
• Process and analyze test results, then turn them into clear findings for the design, controls, and systems teams
• Run test logistics so instrumentation, fixtures, spares, and consumables are ready ahead of each campaign
• Work across mechanical, fluids, electrical, and software disciplines to troubleshoot hardware and close out issues quickly

Skills

Sensors & DAQ

Hands-on mechanical

Hands-on electrical

Leadership & communication

Education

B.S. or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

cRIO

DAQ systems

Job description

Approach Venture LLC in El Segundo, CA is hiring first dedicated test engineer to create the test program for a new MW-class turbine power system. You will build the test floor, stands, and data pipeline for safe, repeatable campaigns, from initial assembly to scalable testing across disciplines.

The role is hands-on from day one, involving testing of high-temperature hardware, for a megawatt-class unit, with equity and on-site collaboration with a small, senior team.