# Senior Propulsion Development Engineer at Astro Mechanica

- Company: Astro Mechanica
- What the company does: We're reinventing aircraft from the engine forward. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://astromecha.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-25
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/astro-mechanica/1d440db2-61c7-4ad4-8fa6-5d4fa726b9c9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/astro-mechanica-senior-propulsion-development-engineer/

## About the role

Create test plans, objectives, methodologies, and establish operational ranges Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations, and data analysis
- Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations
- Knowledge of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, regulators, pneumatics)
- Knowledge of rotating machinery operation and instrumentation (natural frequencies, vibration and high-speed data acquisition)
- Familiarity with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, communication protocol, data structures, and software interfaces
- Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results

Tags: Propulsion