Propulsion Integration Engineer

PLD Space; Elche; Presencial; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Physiotherapy within facilities

50% discount on health insurance

Family health insurance option

Descripción de la vacante

PLD Space is seeking a Propulsion Integration Engineer to define integration processes for rocket propulsive components and to oversee workshop follow‑up ensuring proper execution of these processes.

The role requires hands‑on assembly experience, GD&T knowledge, and collaboration with design, manufacturing, and supply chain to improve quality and reduce complexity in a high‑volume production environment.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• +2 years of experience in assembly and integration of complex systems in aerospace, aviation, automotive, or similar quality‑oriented industries.
• Hands‑on project and assembly experience with mechanical or high‑pressure fluid systems.
• Experience with assembly planning, process definition, documentation, and reports creation.
• Understanding of mechanical design and GD&T fundamentals.
• Proficiency in MS Office and CAD (NX preferred).
• Experience with ERP systems, work orders, and BOM structures.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, implement, and optimize assembly procedures for rocket engine systems and propulsive components, including manuals and post-assembly inspections.
• Assemble rocket engines, fluid systems, and propulsive components; perform mechanical joins, sealing, tests.
• Provide technical support and problem solving during assembly procedures.
• Assist in organizing tasks and projects within the team.
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing of tooling to facilitate hardware assembly.
• Maintain a highly structured integration environment and ensure quality assurance per specifications.

Conocimientos

Propulsion integration

GD&T

Learning agility

Hands-on assembly

Team leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering

Herramientas

NX CAD

ERP systems

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

About PLD

PLD Space is an international company on a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Space operates over 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in‑class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

As a Propulsion Integration Engineer your main mission within the area will be to define the integration processes associated to the propulsive components of the rocket, as well as to provide an adequate follow up at the workshop to guarantee the proper execution of these processes.

Responsibilities

• Development, implementation, and optimization of assembly procedures for rocket engine systems and propulsive components: assembly manuals, work orders, post‑assembly inspections and reports... Continuous improvement of assembly processes (based on lessons learned) to bring products from prototype to high‑volume production.
• Assembly of rocket engines, fluid systems and others. Perform assembly processes (mechanical joints by means of fasteners, bolts and screws, sealing, functional and leak tests) of engines, turbopumps and other propulsive components (rigid pipes, valves, metallic supports and brackets, electrical and avionics equipment and harness).
• Technical support and problem solving during assembly procedures.
• Support at the organization of tasks and projects within the team.
• Work with our design engineers and supply chain in evolving our designs to improve quality and assembly, and simplify operations. Then implement in a rapidly‑evolving production environment.
• Collaboration with design and manufacturing of tooling and support equipment to facilitate hardware assembly.
• Attention to detail and establishment of a highly structured integration environment.
• Quickly resolve non‑conformances and work with the Quality team to implement root cause corrective actions.
• Implementation of quality assurance processes according to specifications, norms and standards.
• Maintaining an operational safe, clean and well‑organized integration environment.

Necessary Requirements

• High level in both written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering or another relevant field.
• Proven +2 year experience with assembly and integration of complex, multi-disciplinary systems in aerospace, aviation, automotive or similar quality‑oriented industries (past work experience, internships, team/personal projects qualify).
• Hands‑on project and assembly experience with mechanical or/and high pressure fluid systems.
• Experience with the following: assembly planning and process definition, documentation and reports creation, process tracking and quality control according to standards.
• Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and assembly, including working knowledge of GD&T and design considerations.
• Full proficiency in MS office tools expected.
• Experience with CAD software (NX desired), 3D models and 2D engineering drawings.
• Experience with ERP systems, work order creation/management, and BOM structures.
• Ability to learn, lead others, and help others learn while maintaining high performance level.
• Desire to work hands‑on, both independently and as part of a team.

Desired Requirements

• Familiarity with some of the following: design for manufacturing, kaizen, lean manufacturing, six sigma and failure mode and effects analysis. Experience applying them.
• Experience with process development from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.
• Desired experience with orbital launch systems and or launch vehicles, or flight production projects or programs.
• Experience in full life-cycle development of aerospace systems.
• Team or Project leadership experience in an aerospace development environment or similar.
• Experience with TeamCenter desired.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign‑up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!