Propulsion Integration Lead — Launch Vehicle Programs

Darwin Recruitment; Elche; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Space in Spain is seeking a Propulsion Integration Manager to lead all propulsion integration activities for launch vehicles. You will coordinate engine assembly, turbopump, and gas generator integrations, ensuring interfaces meet vehicle requirements and all safety standards.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, maintain readiness of facilities, and support hot-fire tests and campaign execution, driving timely, compliant propulsion solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of aerospace propulsion integration, engine assembly, turbomachinery integration, or launch vehicle operations experience.
• Strong understanding of propulsion systems, fluid systems, valves, actuators, instrumentation, and launch vehicle integration.
• Experience supporting propulsion testing and launch campaigns.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical integration teams.
• Strong propulsion integration mindset
• Mechanical and fluid systems troubleshooting capability
• Cross-functional coordination skills
• Operational leadership under schedule pressure

Responsibilities

• Lead propulsion integration activities for launch vehicles.
• Coordinate assembly, installation, integration, checkout, and validation of propulsion systems.
• Ensure compliance with approved configurations, procedures, schedules, and quality requirements.
• Maintain operational readiness of propulsion integration teams and facilities.
• Coordinate engine assembly integration into launch vehicle stages.
• Ensure engine interfaces, alignments, and mounting configurations meet vehicle requirements.
• Coordinate engine handling, installation, and mate operations.
• Support engine integration troubleshooting and nonconformance resolution.
• Coordinate turbopump installation and integration.
• Ensure fluid, structural, and instrumentation interfaces are validated.
• Support alignment verification and integration inspections.
• Coordinate turbomachinery integration troubleshooting.
• Coordinate gas generator installation and integration.
• Ensure interfaces with fluid, avionics, and thermal systems are correctly integrated.
• Support ignition system validation and anomaly resolution.
• Ensure propulsion instrumentation is correctly installed and validated.
• Support propulsion integration during hot-fire testing and integrated vehicle test campaigns.
• Safety-focused operational leadership

Skills

Propulsion systems

Cross-functional leadership

Launch campaigns experience

Troubleshooting

Engine integration

Job description

Darwin Space in Spain is seeking a Propulsion Integration Manager to lead all propulsion integration activities for launch vehicles. You will coordinate engine assembly, turbopump, and gas generator integrations, ensuring interfaces meet vehicle requirements and all safety standards.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, maintain readiness of facilities, and support hot-fire tests and campaign execution, driving timely, compliant propulsion solutions.