Onsite Propulsion Staff Engineer: Thruster Systems

Cimarron Software Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major Medical and Hospitalization

Vision Care

Preventive Care

401(k) with Company Matching

Education Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Job summary

Cimarron Software Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Propulsion Staff Engineer – Thruster Systems to own the end-to-end technical execution of a bipropellant thruster from requirements through design, build, integration, test and flight readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams and suppliers to meet aggressive cost and schedule targets while ensuring safety and configuration discipline. The candidate combines deep hands-on propulsion hardware experience with strong technical leadership

Qualifications

• 10+ years in spacecraft propulsion or launch vehicle propulsion with deep thruster experience.
• Hands-on propulsion hardware design, development, qualification and integration.
• Strong knowledge of combustion, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
• Experience planning and executing test campaigns with instrumentation.
• Experience coordinating with vendors and suppliers on cost, schedule and design.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution of bipropellant thruster assemblies through flight readiness.
• Provide technical authority on system architecture, sizing, and performance optimization.
• Model and analyze thruster assemblies using industry tools to validate designs.
• Lead design reviews, gate reviews, trade studies, and integration activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure targets for safety, cost and schedule are met.

Skills

Propulsion hardware experience

Thruster design & development

System architecture & analyses

Lead cross-functional teams

Hands-on engine/thruster work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Eng

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS/ Fluent

TDK/CEA

Job description

Cimarron Software Services, Inc. seeks an experienced Propulsion Staff Engineer – Thruster Systems to own the end-to-end technical execution of a bipropellant thruster from requirements through design, build, integration, test and flight readiness.

You will lead cross-functional teams and suppliers to meet aggressive cost and schedule targets while ensuring safety and configuration discipline. The candidate combines deep hands-on propulsion hardware experience with strong technical leadership