Fluidstack
Test Engineer, Thermofluids
$210K–$260K
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years.
About the job
Own and execute compressor testing from test-cell setup through performance validation, using test data to guide design changes.
What you'll do
- Specify and commission test cells, instrumentation, and measurement systems.
- Create test plans, uncertainty budgets, interlocks, and abort criteria for high-energy machinery.
- Analyze test results and work with the design team to drive hardware changes.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of test engineering experience in rotating machinery or high-energy mechanical systems, including test stand design, instrumentation, and data analysis.
- Experience commissioning a test stand, including instrumentation, calibration, shakedown, and first article.
- Experience with uncertainty budgets, safety interlocks and abort logic, and instrumented failure investigation.
Nice to have
- Propulsion and engine testing, rotating machinery, high-pressure gas loops, or thermal and refrigeration performance testing.
- Data acquisition and rig control, including LabVIEW, NI, or PLC-based stands.
Pay
$210K – $260K USD base salary
Tools
LabVIEW, NI, PLC
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