Propulsion Systems Engineer II — Spaceflight Innovation

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 119,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Level II Propulsion Systems Engineer to lead design, analysis, and testing of chemical propulsion hardware for space missions. You will work in the Thermal, Propulsion, and Materials Engineering Section and partner with cross-functional teams to mature propulsion concepts from architecture through test.

The role requires a strong foundation in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, propulsion principles, and hands-on testing, with proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 3 years of related experience; Master’s degree with a minimum of 1 year related experience.
• Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and rocket propulsion principles for propulsion systems.
• Demonstrated creating and understanding fluid schematics (P&IDs) and mechanical drawings.
• Familiarity with propulsion subsystem ground testing.
• Ability to perform first-order calculations and Excel-level analyses.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering, design, analysis and test support for chemical propulsion architectures across project lifecycle.
• Contribute to propulsion system assembly, integration and test activities.
• Support propulsion hardware deliveries and interface with vendors, including environment/hot-fire test support.
• Engage in component and system-level problem resolutions and anomaly investigations.
• Assist in conducting propulsion operations and perform flow-pressure drop, sizing, blowdown analyses.
• Update and improve analysis tools and models; generate documentation and user manuals.

Skills

Systems engineering

Propulsion analysis

Hand calculations

MATLAB

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

CAD

Star-CCM+

ANSYS

SINDA/FLUINT

GFSSP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree (advantageous)

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Star-CCM+

ANSYS

SINDA/FLUINT

GFSSP

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Level II Propulsion Systems Engineer to lead design, analysis, and testing of chemical propulsion hardware for space missions. You will work in the Thermal, Propulsion, and Materials Engineering Section and partner with cross-functional teams to mature propulsion concepts from architecture through test.

The role requires a strong foundation in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, propulsion principles, and hands-on testing, with proficiency