Senior Propulsion Combustion Engineer — In-Office

Industrious Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) program and stock option plan

Flexible time-off policy

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Industrious Ventures in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Propulsion Engineer to design combustion devices for advanced propulsion systems. The ideal candidate will have more than 5 years of hands-on experience and expertise in airbreathing combustors and CAD modeling. You'll lead designs, conduct testing, and improve designs based on data analysis. The role offers a competitive salary of $150K to $225K, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment, with emphasis on in-office collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience designing combustion devices for propulsion.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid behavior.
• Experience with high-temperature materials, coatings, and joining methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead conceptual trades for novel combustors considering system-level impacts.
• Conduct hardware tests and analyze data to verify requirements.
• Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions.

Skills

Designing combustion devices

Hands-on prototype assembly

Thermodynamics and fluid behavior

Data acquisition and instrumentation

CAD solid body and surface modeling

Root-cause analysis of hardware failures

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Industrious Ventures in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Propulsion Engineer to design combustion devices for advanced propulsion systems. The ideal candidate will have more than 5 years of hands-on experience and expertise in airbreathing combustors and CAD modeling. You'll lead designs, conduct testing, and improve designs based on data analysis. The role offers a competitive salary of $150K to $225K, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment, with emphasis on in-office collaboration.