Engine Test Engineering Manager

About the role

You will own the test programs that take our first engine from assembled hardware to first fire, and then through back-to-back development campaigns toward a revenue-generating turbine and the first aero engine. This isn't a role where you inherit a mature program and run a fixed test matrix. You'll build the test organization, define how it operates, and own the judgment calls that keep us moving fast without compromising safety.

Responsibilities

• Architect the engine test program from a blank sheet: instrumentation, procedures, acceptance criteria, and standards
• Build and lead the test team: hire it, train it, and make it able to run at pace
• Build a new control room and design the curriculum that decides who is qualified to serve in it
• Run three engine development campaigns back to back, on a schedule with a paying customer at the other end
• Hold the line on safety and quality under real schedule pressure
• The entire path from cold hardware to first fire and beyond, including all readiness gates
• The safety process and testing standards
• Team member qualifications to be involved in live testing

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in test
• Led large scale testing before, with a big team, on expensive hardware, under schedule pressure when the consequences of inattention to detail were real (rocket launches, flight testing, engine cell operations, other large industrial testing)
• Been the principle author of a major test campaign, not just followed someone else's procedures
• Directly managed medium or large sized teams and been accountable for their performance
• Graduated from a recognized professional test curriculum (Air Force / Navy / National Test Pilot School, or other professional test engineering program) or have equivalent on-the-job experience
• You can make good decisions under pressure. Tough calls, with safety and progress on the line
• You enjoy leading by example, and no job is beneath you - eg writing the test cards yourself if everyone else is too busy.
• You can grow your own team and proactively recruit top talent

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Skills

• Strong leadership and decision-making skills
• Experience with complex systems testing
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Compensation: Base Salary Range $160,500 - $203,000 per year
• Other rewards may include long-term incentives/equity, a flexible PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits

Pay

• Base Salary Range: $160,500 - $203,000 per year

Schedule

• No set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

ITAR Requirement

• To conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here.

Company Information

• Boom is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity.

Location

Centennial, CO