Senior Propulsion Engineer: Electric & Chemical Propulsion

Intuitive Machines, LLC; Palo Alto (CA); Vor Ort; USD 104.000 - 173.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Zusammenfassung

Intuitive Machines, LLC is seeking a propulsion systems engineer to join the Propulsion organization. You will apply systems engineering to design and analyze propulsion subsystems for low Earth orbit and beyond, collaborating with power, thermal, and bus electronics teams.

The role emphasizes hardware performance specification, test planning, and qualification support, with a focus on multidisciplinary teamwork and project execution in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• B.S. degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience (or MS + 3 years).
• Experience with electric and chemical propulsion systems.

Aufgaben

• Design bipropellant, monopropellant, cold gas, and electric propulsion systems.
• Perform subsystem analyses including propellant loading, plume analyses, thruster alignments, and on-orbit performance assessment.
• Define propulsion hardware specifications including tank sizing, thruster selection, configuration, and fault management.
• Work with power, thermal, bus electronics engineers to ensure subsystem architecture meets requirements.
• Define and capture subsystem test requirements and flow-down to unit level.
• Support qualification and testing of propulsion systems.
• Demonstrate team collaboration and project management skills.

Kenntnisse

Propulsion design

Propulsion systems

Thermal analysis

CAD modelling

Ausbildung

B.S. degree in Physics/Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Jobbeschreibung

Intuitive Machines, LLC is seeking a propulsion systems engineer to join the Propulsion organization. You will apply systems engineering to design and analyze propulsion subsystems for low Earth orbit and beyond, collaborating with power, thermal, and bus electronics teams.

The role emphasizes hardware performance specification, test planning, and qualification support, with a focus on multidisciplinary teamwork and project execution in a fast-paced environment.