True Anomaly
Engineering Manager, Propulsion Development and Test
$140K–$250K
Denver, CO · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; at least 3 years in direct people management or influential leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship required due to government contracts. For ITAR compliance, candidates 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.
About the job
Leads the propulsion development engineering team and owns the strategy, roadmap, facilities, and test campaigns for propulsion systems.
What you'll do
- Hire, manage, and develop propulsion engineers while aligning team resources, schedules, and development priorities.
- Plan and oversee component- and system-level propulsion tests, facility and GSE capabilities, and test hardware procurement and commissioning.
- Provide technical and safety oversight for test infrastructure, hazardous-fluid operations, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional issue resolution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
- 10+ years of professional experience in propulsion and fluid systems engineering for aerospace, launch vehicle, or defense applications, including at least 3 years in direct people management or influential leadership.
- Experience leading propulsion test campaigns, including hot-fire, cold-flow, and pressure testing; hands-on propulsion or fluid system design, analysis, or test experience.
- Experience with hypergolic propellant systems, hazardous fluid operations, or high-pressure propulsion ground systems; U.S. Citizenship required.
Nice to have
- Experience establishing or expanding a propulsion test facility and coordinating its infrastructure, safety program, and regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with hypergolic propellants, relevant standards, scaling teams in high-growth settings, or an active DoD security clearance (Secret or above), or ability to obtain one; master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
Pay
$140,000 to $250,000 USD base salary
Tools
P&IDs, GSE, NTO, MMH, UDMH, MIL-STD, AIAA propulsion test standards, NASA-STD-5012
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