# Propulsion Test Engineer

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. We are also developing different types of propulsion systems to power our future vehicles and missions. As a talented Propulsion Test Engineer, you will be responsible for the test and analysis of our future propulsion systems. Key Responsibilities / Tasks: In your capacity as aPropulsion Test Engineer, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include: Develop and execute tests at the engine and component level to evaluate hardware performance. Developing test plans, test objectives and schedules consistent with requirements and timelines; leading daily test operations and generating test reports. Autonomously leading risk assessment analyses and defining mitigation actions to ensure personnel and hardware safety during all test campaigns. Interpreting P&IDs and generating test sequences, balancing the risk, needs of the test and the limits of the test bench and test article. Working hand in hand with development engineers, test bench team, AIT team and external partners to support all test operations on internal and external test facilities. Supporting rapid test data pr

- **Id**: 142641
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/the-exploration-company-propulsion-test-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Bordeaux, France
- **Countries**: FR
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-17T18:49:01Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-17
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T04:38:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 85
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3966
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Space Services

## Company

- **Id**: 51900
- **Name**: The Exploration Company
- **Domain**: exploration.space
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/the-exploration-company>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 24
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.208
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 94
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 36000
- **Max usd**: 54000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 23

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Agile** — Optional: yes
- **CATIA** — Optional: yes
- **GD&T** — Optional: yes
- **Siemens NX** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 85

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-08-17T18:49:01Z

## Visa

- Country: FR; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 33; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 33 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 50
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.839
- **P room**: 0.6
- **Age days**: 85
- **Expected fill days**: 94
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:late, crowd:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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