8efff26c-e25 Propulsion Test Team Lead As our Propulsion Test Team Lead, you will be responsible for testing & fueling our propulsion systems. You will lead, and continue building, a team of world-class propulsion test engineers and technicians.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading a team of Propulsion test engineers and technicians that test satellite propulsion systems, including hiring and managing direct reports.
  • Creating and enforcing quality standards and processes to ensure proper verification of unit-level and system-level hardware.
  • Evaluating non-conformances to determine root cause and create corrective action plans and system improvements.
  • Managing day-to-day activities of propulsion test, including creating processes for assigning and tracking work across production & development testing programs.
  • Creating and enforcing a culture of safety and quality throughout the workplace.
  • Evaluating proposed designs for testability and work closely with design engineering teams on new designs and processes to enable factory output growth targets up to 24 vehicles per year.
  • Creating, maintaining and communicating detailed schedules, ensuring your team and other stakeholders are aware of tasks and deadlines, including resource identification and acquisition.
  • Owning the test infrastructure needed to test our current and next generation propulsion system, including factor layout, safety equipment, and test beds.
  • Working hands-on with flight hardware alongside your team to ensure mission success.
  • Developing ironbirds (test beds) for doing flight-like development and qualification testing.

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]]> full-time senior onsite $160,000-$195,000 USD Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 5+ years of professional experience in a hardware manufacturing or production environment (aerospace preferred), Demonstrated ability to manage a lab and/or production facilities, equipment, and operations, Proven leadership through project management, mentorship, or people management experience, Hands-on experience working with fluid or gas feed systems, Ability to use ERP/MES systems for creating procedures, tracking hardware ad builds, and enforcing quality processes, Strong communication (written and verbal), organizational skills, and attention to detail, Strong fluid systems engineering intuition and critical thinking, Direct management experience of engineers or technicians, Experience with fluid and gas system component design, Experience designing & maintaining test infrastructure, Specific experience with low thrust monopropellant, green monopropellant, and electric propulsion systems, Experience in spacecraft fueling and launch operations, Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and other Range Safety documentation and requirements Engineering Technology Astranis https://logos.yubhub.co/astranis.com.png Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system. The company has raised over $750 million from investors and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. https://astranis.com/ https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4617625006 San Francisco 2026-04-24