Senior Propulsion Systems Engineer I
$115,000–$158,000 year
On-siteLong Beach, California, United States
Job Summary
Own development of new or existing propulsion systems, acting as technical lead to guide end-to-end processes. Execute conceptual and detailed performance calculations, systems modeling, analysis, and designs while managing requirements gathering and definition. Lead systems engineering activities, conduct test planning, instrumentation, execution, and data analysis, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders. Make technical risk-based decisions on engineering challenges, manage project schedules, task teams, and report status to leadership. Mentor team members on technical and professional development, maintain standards through documentation and review, and contribute to engineering process development.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (aerospace, mechanical, mechatronics, or other technical discipline)
- 5+ years of experience in propulsion system development, or other high-performance field
- US citizenship is required, due to program requirements
- Expertise in propulsion system modelling, static and transient analysis, and model validation using test data software such as Amesim, EcosimPro, Simulink, or Simscape
- Experience with end-to-end development process, including gathering requirements, detailed design, qualification, production, and acceptance testing
- Experience with all steps in the Systems Engineering V and risk-based decision making
- Experience working on propulsion systems utilizing different storable propellants, such as electrical and chemical
Desired Qualifications
- A genuine passion for engineering, curious mindset, and willingness to learn
- Demonstrated hands-on engineering skills, inside or outside the workplace
- Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity
- Ability to make decisions using basic engineering principles, available literature and standards, technical risk assessments, test data, and physics-based models
- Practice in identifying the necessary steps to achieve high level technical goals, scheduling them in a plan, and managing delivery against that plan
- Experience with Jama
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team environment
- Capabilities using Python for data manipulation and post-processing
- Detailed mechanical design experience using NX (preferred) or equivalent industry standard CAD software
- Experience with GD&T and engineering drawings
- Experience using Product Lifecycle Management software such as Teamcenter (preferred), Windchill, or similar
- Experience using National Instruments data acquisition systems
- Experience with testing and troubleshooting flight hardware
- Master's or PhD
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