Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer

2 weeks ago


El Segundo, California, United States The Aerospace Corporation Full time
Job Summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our Propulsion Department, you will be responsible for providing expert technical assistance for spacecraft propulsion systems used on a broad range of space vehicles, from technology development through on-orbit operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Participate in the overall design, development, test, and evaluation of propulsion systems, propellant tanking, and delivery subsystems
  • Develop program requirements, assess risks and hazards; evaluate inspection, analysis, and test products to support verification or risk/hazard reduction
  • Participate in support and/or lead technical interchange meetings, hardware reviews, flight data reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews; evaluate, and report upon analyses, studies, and tests of components and systems
  • Perform technical evaluation of chemical propulsion systems used for spacecraft programs; resolve unique or novel problems, conditions, and issues
  • Review contractor products to verify requirement compliance and general propulsion system efficiency and effectivity
  • Provide real-time support during test, launch, and operations of spacecraft propulsion systems
  • Function as propulsion system liaison for flight Anomaly Resolution and In-Flight Investigation reviews
  • Maintain awareness of multiple program propulsion activities by being an active participant in technical, safety, and integration working groups and meetings
  • Prepare reports and presentations to communicate results and recommendations to Aerospace program offices, management, and customers
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field is required
  • A minimum of 4 years of professional engineering/scientific experience, including experience in a systems engineering and/or project management environment is required
  • Experience with in-space spacecraft chemical-propulsion systems and propellant tank / delivery subsystems
  • Ability to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express technical concepts
  • Experience working across diverse teams and many different engineering disciplines
  • Knowledge of fundamental and advanced engineering principles in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics used in the design, evaluation and optimization of propulsion and propellant systems for space flight vehicles
  • Knowledge in the design and development of major elements of ground test and space flight systems required to demonstrate the utilization of propulsion and propellant systems
  • Willing to travel occasionally to customer and contractor site to support customer needs or professional conferences for presenting research results approximately 10-15% (as required)
  • This position may require ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance


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