Engine Test Engineering Manager (Aerospace)

Location: Centennial, Colorado, United States. The role is subject to U.S. ITAR and EAR eligibility requirements.

Base salary: $153,000–$205,000 per year, plus potential long-term incentives, equity, flexible PTO, and other benefits.

Company

Develops the Superpower industrial gas turbine and Symphony supersonic turbofan, with the Superpower program supporting Symphony and Overture development.

What you will do

• Architect engine test programs covering instrumentation, procedures, acceptance criteria, and standards.
• Build, hire, train, and lead the engine test organization.
• Build a new control room and create qualification curricula for live testing personnel.
• Run three consecutive engine development campaigns from first fire through revenue-generating turbine and aero-engine testing.
• Own readiness gates, safety processes, testing standards, and team qualifications.
• Maintain safety and quality while making decisions under schedule pressure.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in testing.
• Experience leading large-scale testing with large teams on expensive hardware under significant schedule pressure.
• Experience authoring a major test campaign and creating test procedures.
• Direct management experience with medium-sized or large teams and accountability for performance.
• Graduation from a recognized professional test curriculum, such as Air Force, Navy, National Test Pilot School, or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required U.S. government authorizations under ITAR and EAR.

Culture & Benefits

• Lead by example and contribute directly to test planning and execution.
• Build and proactively recruit a high-performing test team.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Potential long-term incentives and equity.
• Equal opportunity employment and a focus on diversity.