Aalo Atomics
Senior Test Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 8, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant, hands-on experience.
- Education
- Degree in an engineering discipline (chemical, mechanical, electrical, etc.).
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.
About the job
Build and operate physical prototypes, test rigs, and experiments that generate engineering data to inform reactor design, safety, and development.
What you'll do
- Design, assemble, instrument, troubleshoot, and iterate physical test setups for mechanical, thermal, fluid, and chemical systems.
- Own test execution from planning and procurement through safe operation, data capture, and post-test analysis.
- Translate test results into design changes, follow-on experiments, and improved internal testing capabilities.
What they ask for
- Degree in an engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of relevant, hands-on experience.
- Willing to work hands-on with prototype hardware, test rigs, lab systems, and development equipment in person.
- Based in the United States and willing to work on-site in Austin, TX; able to work safely with mechanical, pressure, thermal, and chemical systems.
Nice to have
- Experience in nuclear, aerospace, energy, industrial, chemical process, thermal-fluid, or other high-reliability hardware domains.
- Experience with DAQ systems, controls integration, LabVIEW, PLCs, Python-based test automation, or custom instrumentation software.
Tools
DAQ systems, LabVIEW, PLCs, Python
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