Entry-Level Propulsion Systems Engineer – Space Launch

United-Launch-Alliance-; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match plus an additionalployer?

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)

Job summary

United Launch Alliance in Alabama is seeking a Launch Vehicle Propulsion Engineer to join the Design and Analysis teams. This role provides propulsion design and analysis for fluids systems and supports integration for space launch vehicles.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related STEM field, familiarity with aerospace mechanical design and analysis tools (NX, ABAQUS, MATLAB), and strong communication with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or related STEM field from an accredited college or university
• Familiarity with aerospace mechanical design capability as well as understanding dynamic, structural, and fluids analysis concepts
• Ability to identify key barriers/core problems and apply problem solving skills
• Familiarity with schedule development and management
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Microsoft Office Applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project, Visio)

Responsibilities

• Support recurring propulsion engineering design/analysis and vehicle production activities
• Ensure all design and manufacturing processes satisfy overall launch vehicle and sub-system requirements
• Perform system integration and system level trade studies to optimize designs for manufacturing, producibility and performance
• Generate engineering drawings or changes as well as assembly and testing requirements
• Resolve testing and production anomalies to identify root cause that leads to effective resolution and corrective actions that prevent recurrence
• Support Production processing and nonconformance resolution
• Develop design improvements that reduce cost and risk and/or improve performance and/or reliability.
• Review the as-built product (hardware and associated software) and product test data to certify that the final product configuration and performance meets requirements and is ready for test and/or flight
• Perform strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of propulsion and structural components, including non-linear analysis for the propulsion fluids systems
• Create analysis models, perform hand calculations and have an understanding of analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations.
• Candidate will be required to review and approve 3-D engineering layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for a variety of propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components
• Candidate will make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
• Analysis results will be documented in strength reports.
• Candidate will support internal peer reviews, table top reviews and formal design reviews as needed.

Skills

Familiarity with aerospace mechanical?

Excellent communication skills

Experience with cross-functional teams

Microsoft Office Applications (PowerP,

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or related STEM field

Familiarity with aerospace mechanical design capability

Tools

NASTRAN

FEMAP

NX CAD/Simulation

NASGRO

Unix/Linux tools

ABAQUS

MATLAB

Teamcenter

Job description

United Launch Alliance in Alabama is seeking a Launch Vehicle Propulsion Engineer to join the Design and Analysis teams. This role provides propulsion design and analysis for fluids systems and supports integration for space launch vehicles.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related STEM field, familiarity with aerospace mechanical design and analysis tools (NX, ABAQUS, MATLAB), and strong communication with cross-functional teams.