Propulsion Engineer II: Hypergol Spacecraft Engines

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, TX, is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join the Spectre Engine team. You will leverage creativity to develop hypergol engines for the Blue Ghost program, from design and analysis to manufacturing testing and operations, collaborating across structures, fluids, and avionics.

You will own projects, make critical decisions and help deliver reliable propulsion systems in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to lead technical reviews, tests, and data-driven

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline.
• 3 years of experience with spacecraft engines or fluid systems.
• Strong fundamentals in fluids, thermodynamics and mechanics.
• Knowledge of tolerancing, ASME/ASTM and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for propulsion hardware, engines, valves, tanks.
• Develop innovative propulsion integration concepts within budget.
• Support manufacturing, testing and flight operations.
• Lead design analysis and operations of spacecraft fluid systems.
• Perform flight operations as primary fluids/propulsion operator.
• Own qualification and acceptance testing of flight hardware.
• Drive design for manufacturability to improve production reliability.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Design analysis

Technical guidance

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, TX, is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join the Spectre Engine team. You will leverage creativity to develop hypergol engines for the Blue Ghost program, from design and analysis to manufacturing testing and operations, collaborating across structures, fluids, and avionics.

You will own projects, make critical decisions and help deliver reliable propulsion systems in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to lead technical reviews, tests, and data-driven