Lead Propulsion Test Engineer — Scale, Safety, Impact

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Aerospace Engineers Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing

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Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Lead Propulsion Test Engineer to build and lead a team responsible for testing propulsion hardware used on every Apex spacecraft. You will own the test infrastructure from development to production-scale vacuum testing, driving safety, data quality, and throughput. You will design and operate test stands for thrusters, PPUs, and propulsion systems, and collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to deliver reliable, scalable test capabilities as

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