Voyager Technologies
Senior Propulsion Test Engineer
$102K–$128K
Pueblo, CO +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Pueblo, CO
Pueblo, Colorado, United States - Experience
- 5 years of direct rocket motor static fire test experience with a bachelor’s degree, 3 years with a master’s degree, or 9 years in lieu of a degree; also requires 5 years leading technical tasks or test campaigns.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering; alternatively, a master’s degree or 9 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. persons or eligible to obtain the required export authorization for access to ITAR-protected information.
About the job
Leads development, qualification, and acceptance testing for solid and liquid rocket motor programs, including test planning, anomaly investigation, and program interfaces.
What you'll do
- Plan and design motor test campaigns, including instrumentation and facility configurations; review test procedures and safety packages.
- Lead anomaly investigations and coordinate test flow, schedules, and technical risks with engineering and program teams.
- Present findings to program leaders and customers, support readiness reviews, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering with 5 years of direct rocket motor static fire test experience; or a Master’s degree with 3 years; or 9 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Demonstrated test engineering experience with solid rocket motors, liquid propulsion, or hybrid systems.
- Experience with MIL-SPEC acceptance test planning and working knowledge of motor performance modeling tools such as ballistics codes or CEA.
- Ability to hold and maintain an active DoD Secret security clearance; 5 years leading technical tasks or test campaigns of increasing scope and complexity.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering.
- Experience supporting DoD or NASA test readiness reviews or formal acceptance testing.
Pay
$102,000–$128,000 USD base salary
Tools
MIL-DTL-23641, ballistics codes, CEA
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative