Canada Rocket Company

Head, Test

Toronto, Canada · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago

ComplianceProcurementAvionicsLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

Your facility will be the hub where propulsion, structures, avionics, flight software, and ground software operating in conjunction will be put through their paces to provide data critical to their development.
If you want to shape the test capabilities of an entire launch vehicle program and be the first facility with this capacity in Canada, this is the role for you.

Lead the design, procurement, commissioning, and operation of CRC's test. infrastructure for propulsion and structural testing.
Build, lead, and mentor an exceptional multidisciplinary team.
Drive capital projects to expand test stand capacity and capability; manage budgets, staff work, contractor scopes, schedule, and risk.
Develop and maintain test site safety protocols and support regulatory compliance for test operations.
Develop, imbed, and train safety features and practices.
Lead anomaly and failure investigations for test campaigns, driving root cause analysis and corrective action.
Own instrumentation and data acquisition across test campaigns, ensuring data quality and traceability.
Manage waste and emissions permitting and handling.

10+ years of rocket engine testing with appreciable durations both as an individual contributor and leader.
Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
Strong proficiency in test stand design, commissioning, and operations.
Proficiency designing, analyzing, and interpreting complex fluid systems as well as understanding the behaviour of the mechanisms in those systems.
Experience sizing and using components such as solenoid / pneumatic / hydraulic valves, regulators, check valves, relief valves, filters, pressure transducers, thermocouples, flow meters, etc.
Experience sizing and using plumbing parts including tubing, piping, flanges, gaskets, o-rings, fittings, etc.
Describe the specific responsibilities and job functions of the role Qualifications Required: 10+ years of rocket engine testing with appreciable durations both as an individual contributor and leader.

Experience with liquid methane and liquid oxygen systems.
Passion for early-stage programs and comfort operating with limited resources and evolving requirements.
Functional proficiency in Visio, CAD, and Python.

About Canada Rocket Company Canada Rocket Company is developing Canada's first medium-lift launch vehicle.
We are a team of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, ArianeGroup, Pangea Propulsion, Tesla, MDA, and more, bringing over a century of combined launch and space systems experience back to Canada.
Our mission is to provide reliable, independent access to space for Canada and its allies in a rapidly expanding global market.
Canada Rocket Company is building a sovereign launch capability for Canada.

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