- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Full-time · Senior
- 6+ years
Serve as the propulsion SME for the V-BAT Fleet Support team, acting as the customer-facing engineering lead for escalated propulsion issues and driving root cause analysis for fleet reliability.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
- Serve as the propulsion SME for Fleet Support and the primary engineering point of contact for propulsion-related escalations.
- Diagnose and resolve engine performance issues, including hard starts, unstable operation, power loss, thermal excursions, endurance degradation, and intermittent behavior.
- Troubleshoot engine mechanical and hardware issues, including vibration, wear, leaks, mounting or interface issues, actuator concerns, and component failures.
- Investigate fuel and oil system issues, including pressure, flow, filtration, contamination, venting, priming, lubrication, and thermal-management problems.
- Analyze flight data, maintenance records, teardown findings, and field reports to identify failure modes and define corrective actions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering
- related discipline
- Nice to have: heavy-fuel propulsion systems
- Nice to have: small-aircraft propulsion systems