Electric Propulsion Test Engineer

Company

NewOrbit builds satellites that fly in very low Earth orbit, below 300 km, along with the electric propulsion that keeps them there.

Flying closer to Earth means sharper imagery from smaller optics, and an orbit that cleans itself: our satellites de-orbit within a month at end of life, leaving no debris.

Our AURA family of RF gridded ion thrusters powers our own NEO-1 satellite, with first flight planned for Q3 2028, and is also offered to other operators.

Electric propulsion is what lets our satellites hold very low orbits, and our AURA RF gridded ion thruster is at the centre of it.

Role

Electric propulsion is what lets our satellites hold very low orbits, and someone has to prove that our AURA RF gridded ion thruster does its job.

As Electric Propulsion Test Engineer, you run the test programme that turns designs into verified, flight-ready hardware, using NewOrbit's own vacuum facilities.

You work shoulder to shoulder with our propulsion engineers. You build the rigs, run the campaigns, find what fails and give the evidence that drives the next design.

Responsibilities

Plan and build