Propulsion Systems Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Houston • Florida • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Partner with teams to design, manufacture, and operate space vehicles and rocket propulsion systems
- Leverage critical inquiry and scientific methodology to solve complex challenges
- Review test plans, reports, anomalies, variances, hazard reports, and verification documents ensuring all aspects meet stringent criteria
- Identify and assess system risks while developing and implementing mitigation strategies
- Participate in the program risk management process, including preparing presentations for the Chief Engineer’s Office and Program Management
- Collaborate with partners to develop innovative, risk-informed solutions and effectively communicate recommendations to senior leadership
- Serve as a key member of the Mission Support Team responsible for on-console flight monitoring
- Analyze, design, and operate spacecraft, investigating phenomena encountered during flight operations
- Act as a technical authority during design certification, system acceptance reviews, flight test readiness evaluations, and Certification of Flight Readiness
- Work alongside NASA aerospace engineers to integrate new technologies, enhance reliability, extend vehicle lifespans, and reduce total ownership costs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
- 10 years’ professional engineering/scientific experience, with demonstrated expertise in systems engineering and/or project management
- Experience with in-space spacecraft chemical propulsion systems and associated propellant tank/delivery subsystems
- Hands-on familiarity with the design, development, qualification, and acceptance criteria for pressure-fed in-space bi-propellant NTO/MMH engines
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed, approximately 10% of the time
- U.S. citizenship required (to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance)
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
systems engineeringproject managementchemical propulsion systemspropellant tank subsystemsbi-propellant enginesdesign development qualificationflight test readiness evaluationsrisk managementhazard analysisverification documentation
Soft Skills
critical inquiryscientific methodologycollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingpresentation skillsleadershiprisk assessmentinnovationtechnical authority