Hiring: Engineering Manager, Propulsion Development and Test Company: True Anomaly Location: Denver, CO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:29:05 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Systems Design About the job Experience: •Direct experience standing up or significantly expanding a propulsion test facility, including infrastructure planning, safety program development, and regulatory coordination. •Operational familiarity with hypergolic propellant handling requirements for NTO, MMH, UDMH, or similar propellants, including material compatibility, PPE, and secondary containment. •Operational familiarity with relevant standards: MIL-STD, AIAA propulsion test standards, NASA-STD-5012, ASME B31.3, NFPA 55, or equivalent. Required Skills: •Team Leadership & People Management •Directly supervise, including hiring and developing a team of propulsion development engineers, capable of writing requirements, designing, analyzing, testing and delivering prototype hardware on aggressive schedules. •Align an influx of propulsion development demand with the capabilities, resources and schedules of your team. Collaborate on strategy, schedule commitments and roadmaps to develop propulsion capabilities and deliver product. •Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and create development plans that grow each team member's technical skills and career. •Foster a team culture grounded in technical rigor, safety, accountability, and ownership. •Address and resolve technical blockers, resource conflicts, and cross-functional issues affecting your team. •Propulsion development products •Build and execute a roadmap to evaluate our propulsion systems at component and system level. Spearhead plans to test early and often, buy down risk with smaller tests. Establish system level tests starting with commercial off the shelf GSE hardware, then swap parts out for more representative flight hardware, increasing fidelity over time. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering. •10+ years of professional experience in propulsion and fluid systems engineering for aerospace, launch vehicle, or defense applications, with at least 3 years in a direct people management or influential leadership role. •Demonstrated experience leading a team through the development and execution of propulsion test campaigns, including hot-fire, cold-flow, and pressure testing. •Hands-on background in propulsion or fluid system design, analysis, or test. •Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, track schedule and budget performance, and surface risks proactively. •Demonstrated success in building cohesive technical teams and developing individual contributors. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical status and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and external stakeholders. •U.S. Citizenship required due to government contracts. •Work Location—Primarily onsite at our GravityWorks factory in Centennial, CO, with regular travel (up to 20%) to our Long Beach, CA factory and vendor/test sites. •Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering. Compensation: •$140,000 - $250,000 / year •Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!