Senior Aerothermal Lead - Propulsion Systems

Rocketdyne; Florida; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Jupiter, FL is seeking a Lead Aero-Thermal-Fluids Engineer to provide technical leadership in aero-thermal analyses for liquid rocket engines and propulsion systems. You will lead high-fidelity analyses and be the technical authority on aerothermal modeling methods, guiding design decisions through rigorous analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, program execution, and mentorship to develop team capability and ensure propulsion hardware

Qualifications

• Requires deep aero-thermal-fluids engineering experience with leadership across development and production.
• Mentors engineers, defines modeling methods and best practices.
• Communicates results to stakeholders and supports design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical leadership in aerothermal analysis for rocket engines.
• Lead high‑fidelity thermal and CFD analyses to predict environments.
• Develop engine‑level thermal margins and boundary conditions for design teams.
• Support test campaigns by correlating predictions with hot-fire data.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering rigor.

Skills

Aero-thermal-fluids

Propulsion systems

Thermal analysis

Engineering leadership

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

CFX

STAR-CCM+

Thermal Desktop

SINDA/FLUINT

Job description

Rocketdyne in Jupiter, FL is seeking a Lead Aero-Thermal-Fluids Engineer to provide technical leadership in aero-thermal analyses for liquid rocket engines and propulsion systems. You will lead high-fidelity analyses and be the technical authority on aerothermal modeling methods, guiding design decisions through rigorous analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, program execution, and mentorship to develop team capability and ensure propulsion hardware