# Mechanical Engineer III - Tank Qualification Lead

Quantum Space is redefining mobility and maneuverability in space. Our high-mobility spacecraft platforms support national security, civil, and commercial missions with unmatched flexibility and propulsion capability. We build fast and iterate quickly. Who We're Looking For We are seeking an experienced and technically accomplished Mechanical Engineer III - Tank Qualification Lead to lead the design, development, qualification, and acceptance of spacecraft propellant tanks and associated pressurized fluid system hardware. In this role, you will serve as the technical lead for tank qualification activities, driving engineering requirements, structural and pressure integrity assessments, qualification planning, test execution, and certification documentation. You will work closely with propulsion, mechanical, materials, manufacturing, quality, and systems engineering teams to ensure tank hardware meets demanding structural, pressure, environmental, and mission performance requirements. You will play a critical role in advancing spacecraft propulsion capabilities by ensuring propellant tanks and pressure-containing hardware are designed, manufactured, tested, and qualified for their i

- **Id**: 4056166
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/quantum-space-mechanical-engineer-iii-tank-qualification-lead>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Hawthorne, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T01:21:08Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T07:15:14Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10365
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Space Services, Space Defense

## Company

- **Id**: 3813300
- **Name**: Quantum Space
- **Domain**: quantumspaceinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/quantumspaceinc>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 19
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 119
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 145000
- **Max**: 195000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 195000

## Technologies

- **Abaqus** — Optional: no
- **ANSYS** — Optional: no
- **Nastran** — Optional: no
- **Confluence** — Optional: yes
- **IBM DOORS** — Optional: yes
- **MATLAB** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T05:11:22Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 119
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 195000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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