- Arvada, Colorado, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- $115K–$170K per year
- 5+ years
Space and Defense Group is seeking an experienced Senior Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer to join the Space Vehicles team, leading propulsion subsystems from conceptual design through integration, test, and delivery.
Compensation
Arvada, CO $115,000.00–$170,000.00 Annually
Responsibilities
- Lead spacecraft propulsion system architecture, design, analysis, integration, qualification, and on-orbit support across the full program lifecycle.
- Develop propulsion requirements, specifications, interfaces, schematics, verification plans, and technical documentation.
- Perform system sizing, trade studies, propellant budgeting, pressure-drop and transient analyses, performance modeling, and mission maneuver assessments.
- Select and integrate propulsion components, including thrusters, tanks, valves, regulators, lines, instrumentation, heaters, and flow-control devices.
- Plan and support qualification, acceptance, functional, environmental, leak, proof-pressure, flow, and hot-fire testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering
- mechanical engineering
- chemical engineering
- closely related technical field
- Nice to have: 7+ years of direct spacecraft propulsion experience