Propulsion Engineer - Spacecraft Systems Design & Test

We Love AI Jobs; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyager Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to design, build, test, and operate propulsion systems for spacecraft and lunar landers. You will size components, perform trade studies with fluid-thermal models, and support assembly and real-time mission operations.

The role reports to the Propulsion and Thermal Systems Manager within the Engineering Department in Pittsburgh, PA. Required is a Bachelor’s in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering with 2 years of experience, or a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or similar Engineering with 2 years of experience, or a Master’s Degree with related experience.
• Experience in propulsion system component design, specification, analysis, manufacture, integration, and/or test.
• Proficient understanding of thermal-fluid engineering fundamentals.
• Familiar with fluid/thermal design and analysis using system-level modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, test, and support operation of spacecraft propulsion systems.
• Size propulsion components and use fluid-thermal models to inform design decisions.
• Support spacecraft assembly, component testing, and real-time mission operations.

Skills

Propulsion design & analysis

Thermal-fluid engineering

Python

C/C++

CAD (SolidWorks)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

GFSSP

Amesim

Thermal Desktop

Ansys Fluent

Job description

Voyager Technologies in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to design, build, test, and operate propulsion systems for spacecraft and lunar landers. You will size components, perform trade studies with fluid-thermal models, and support assembly and real-time mission operations.

The role reports to the Propulsion and Thermal Systems Manager within the Engineering Department in Pittsburgh, PA. Required is a Bachelor’s in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering with 2 years of experience, or a