Lead Spaceflight Tank & Propulsion Project Engineer

Agile Space Industries; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 112,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Health coverage

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) with match

Job summary

Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO is seeking a Senior Project Engineer I/II to drive technical execution across multidisciplinary teams for spaceflight propulsion hardware. This full-time, onsite role includes stock options and competitive benefits.

You will lead tank and pressure-vessel development programs, manage technical plans and reviews, and coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to meet cost, schedule, and performance targets.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years aerospace or hardware product development.
• Experience leading spaceflight tank and pressure-vessel programs.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills; planning, risk management, and gated design reviews knowledge.
• Knowledge of hardware development lifecycles (design, analysis, manufacturing, integration, test, qualification, production).

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution for spaceflight tank and pressure‑vessel development programs from requirements through flight production.
• Develop and manage technical plans, work packages, schedules, priorities, milestones, and resource needs.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, test, quality, supply chain, suppliers, customers, and program management to meet objectives.
• Drive technical decisions, issue resolution, anomaly investigations, and product improvement efforts.
• Drive completion of analysis, manufacturing, qualification, and production testing for tank hardware.
• Lead preparation for and execution of technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, internal and customer reviews).
• Manage technical documentation and customer deliverables.
• Serve as a technical interface with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Technical leadership

Spaceflight hardware

Technical planning

Requirements management

Documentation & reviews

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related field

Job description

Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO is seeking a Senior Project Engineer I/II to drive technical execution across multidisciplinary teams for spaceflight propulsion hardware. This full-time, onsite role includes stock options and competitive benefits.

You will lead tank and pressure-vessel development programs, manage technical plans and reviews, and coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to meet cost, schedule, and performance targets.