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Senior Engineer - Propulsion Systems

Impulse Space
Redondo Beach, USA
Full-time
Senior Level
Onsite
USD 140000-190000 yearly
Discovered 1 months ago

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Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Responsible Propulsion Engineer for one of Impulse’s in-space propulsion systems, which includes bipropellant thrusters, pressure components and vessels
  • Drive propulsion system development and implementation including:
  • System requirements definition, design and analysis
  • Schedule formulation, tracking, and resource allocation
  • Hardware and software configuration definition
  • Build and test work scope and order-of-operations
  • Create and execute development, acceptance and qualification test campaigns
  • Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies
  • Perform on-orbit mission support including flight data reviews and anomaly resolution
  • Work with wide-ranging teams across engineering, manufacturing, testing and operations to deliver a reliable, high-performance and highly integrated system
  • Hands-on experience designing, building and working with fluid, mechanical, and electrical systems
  • Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure system alignment and transparency
  • Resolve technical issues with innovative resourceful solutions

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science
  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience in the aerospace propulsion field
  • Demonstrated experience working on bipropellant rocket propulsion systems
  • Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics and materials
  • Ability to perform system trades ranging from thermal-fluids analyses to materials selection
  • Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working collaboratively with small teams

Preferred Skills And Experience

  • Master’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and 7+ years of demonstrated experience in the aerospace propulsion field.
  • Prior experience working on hardware development projects with cost and schedule constraints for key propulsion system design elements (thrusters, valves, and/or pressure vessels)
  • Proficiency in CAD software with ability to learn new tools
  • Demonstrated experience in leading multiple projects for ground test and flight propulsion systems
  • Create, modify and execute test sequences and procedures for high pressure development and flight hardware systems
  • Demonstrated experience working with in-space propulsion systems including support of preflight mission analysis and on-orbit mission operations
  • Familiarity with NASA and DoD standards regarding spaceflight propulsion specifications and standards
  • Familiarity with a fluids analysis tools such as SINDA/FLUINT, GFSSP or similar
  • Proficiency in CAD software with ability to learn new tools
  • Experience in a startup or agile development environment
  • Experience working with saturated fluid systems

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