Propulsion Engineer 6

Boeing Future of Flight; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 151,536 - 158,424; Full time

Job summary

A major aerospace company in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a Level 6 Thrust Vector Control Lead Engineer for a contract assignment. The successful candidate will lead the technical development, integration, qualification, and sustainment of TVC systems. This requires exceptional technical leadership and 10+ years of experience in TVC engineering. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field is required. The role emphasizes managing supplier relationships and mentoring a team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with actuators, pivots, nozzles, control electronics, and sensors.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience with TVC engineering.
• Technical lead experience (responsible/chief/lead engineer).

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of TVC systems and manage supplier relationships.
• Conduct subsystem and system-level tests and analyze data.
• Mentor and lead a team of engineers and specialists.

Skills

Actuators

Control electronics

Propulsion experience

Technical leadership

Cross-discipline communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, structural, or chemical engineering

Job description

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

As the Level 6 Thrust Vector Control (TVC) Lead Engineer for the Space Launch System, you will lead the technical development, integration, qualification, and sustainment of TVC systems (actuators, pivots, nozzles, control electronics, and sensors). You will be the lead engineer for key TVC hardware and system-level performance, and you will manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure schedule, cost, quality, and risk objectives are met. This role requires deep analytical capability, strong technical leadership, and exceptional cross-discipline communication.

Serve as the Lead Engineer for assigned TVC hardware and system elements, owning technical requirements, baselines, change management, and certification artifacts.

Lead technical planning, execution, and trade studies for TVC architecture, actuator sizing, control laws, thermal/mechanical loads, lubrication, materials, and redundancy considerations.

Develop and approve technical requirements, drawing packages, interface control documents (ICDs), and test plans; drive compliance to system requirements.

Lead supplier program management: source selection support, contract technical direction, performance monitoring, design reviews, supplier risk assessments, corrective action oversight, and configuration control.

Coordinate and conduct subsystem and system‑level test campaigns (component tests, qualification, hot‑fire, functional/acceptance tests), analyze data, and lead anomaly investigations and resolution.

Drive structural, thermal, fluid, and control systems analyses including FEA, dynamic modeling, control simulation, margins, and life‑cycle predictions; verify analytical models against test data.

Perform failure modes and effects analyses (FMEA), fault tree analyses (FTA), reliability and maintainability assessments, and life‑limited parts tracking.

Lead multidisciplinary engineering reviews and represent the TVC discipline in system‑level design reviews and integration meetings.

Mentor and lead a team of engineers and specialists.

Communicate program technical status, risks, and mitigation plans to program leadership, suppliers, and stakeholders through concise verbal briefings and written technical reports.

Required Skills

• Experience with actuators, pivots, nozzles, control electronics, and sensors.
• Propulsion experience – specifically experience with space explorations (historical shuttle experience, other launch systems or companies such as SpaceX, Lockheed, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably aerospace, mechanical, structural, or chemical).
• Technical lead experience (responsible/chief/lead engineer).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience with TVC engineering.

Pay Rate Range

Min Pay Rate $110

Max Pay Rate $115

Currency USD

Unit hourly

Benefits Information

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.