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# Test Stand Design & Build Engineer (Structures/Fluid Systems)

- **Company:** The Space Inc.
- **Location:** McGregor, TX, United States
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hardware Design, Siemens NX, Build Management, Build Tools
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/test-stand-design-build-engineer-structures-fluid-systems-mcgregor-tx--3ba42f7c-48ec-45b1-b4a6-a6c8b3915549

## About the Role

Build Management, Test Design, Build Management, Test Design, Engineering, Test Program, Testing, Manufacturing/Production Testing, Hardware Design, Test Plan/Schedule, * Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, or other engineering discipline

 * 1+ years of hands-on design or build experience (professional work, internships, clubs, or other engineering activities qualify)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

 * 3+ years of engineering design experience in an industrial setting or equivalent
 * Strong fundamental understanding and intuition for fluid, structural, or mechanical systems
 * Critical thinking and problem solving in stressful, dynamic situations
 * Positive responses and outcomes to challenges posed by short deadlines
 * Creativity to imagine and design for reliability, efficiency, and maintainability from scratch
 * Hands-on build-machining, welding, and other fabrication techniques are a plus
 * Driven approach to addressing challenges and opportunities-an enthusiastic, self-motivated, positive, can-do attitude
 * Determining the best solution among several options, often balancing cost/schedule/complexity
 * Acute attention to detail, and ability to see interactions with related systems to avoid problems
 * Instrumentation and testing, data review and analysis, verification of models against reality
 * High-pressure or cryogenic fluid systems and components
 * Complex structural or mechanical systems and components.
 * Design verification with simplified hand calculations and complex modeling-FEA or CFD is a plus
 * Production of fabrication drawings for parts to be machined or welded
 * Intermediate skill level using CAD-Siemens NX is a plus
 * ASME piping and pressure vessel design
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 * Availability to work extended hours and weekends as needed-flexibility is required
 * Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, take individual initiative, and communicate effectively to peers, leadership, and customers
 * Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while maintaining a high sense of urgency in a fast-paced, challenging work environment
 * Willingness to perform other related duties for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
 * Availability to respond to emergencies to support priority projects, missions, and launches
 * Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings, and climbing hand over hand
 * Ability to lift heavy objects unassisted-up to 25 lbs
 * Ability to work at elevated heights with proper PPE-up to 300 ft
 * Ability to work in extreme outdoor environments when needed-heat, cold, wind, rain, etc.
 * Ability to work in environments with exposure to fumes, odors, and noise
 * Working conditions may be in tight quarters-physical dexterity is required

## Description

* Analyze, design, and build systems that support testing of fully integrated flight vehicles, individual rocket engines, and various rocket components.
 * Drive cradle-to-grave ownership of engineering projects through design reviews, decision justifications, equipment procurement, and coordination/participation in the construction of your ideas
 * Work directly with skilled technicians to build your designs and fix real-world problems on the fly
 * Maintain a tight feedback loop with the test operations team to rapidly alter plans as necessary to meet tight testing deadlines critical to company success
 * Operate and troubleshoot equipment to achieve testing objectives, and apply lessons learned to iterate system designs for improved performance and maintenance
 * Evaluate complex engineering needs and arrive at solutions to seemingly impractical problems that support test programs and achieve company objectives
 * Take a hands-on approach to tackling rapidly-emerging field projects that keep the company testing rocket engines and vehicles every single day