Senior Propulsion Systems Design Engineer

United Launch Alliance, LLC.; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 127,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

Job summary

United Launch Alliance is seeking a Propulsion Systems Design Engineer to join our Vulcan Centaur development team. This role provides design, systems integration, and testing support for propulsion fluids systems (cryogenic, hydraulic, pneumatic).

You will develop subsystem and component designs, run system trades, generate drawings and requirements, and provide supplier and site support to meet production schedules and ensure flight readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Experience with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or fluid systems design, analysis, integration, or testing.
• Understanding of fluid mechanics, structural analysis, and mechanical system design principles.
• Experience developing engineering drawings, specifications, or technical documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues and supporting root cause/corrective action investigations.
• Ability to interpret engineering requirements and verify system or component compliance through analysis, inspection, or testing.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, suppliers, testing, or operations organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop sub-system and component designs and requirements to satisfy overall propulsion systems requirements.
• Perform system integration and system level trade studies to optimize designs for manufacturing, producibility and performance.
• Generate engineering drawings or changes as well as assembly and testing requirements.
• Provide direct support to suppliers, factory and the launch site to ensure production schedules are met, anomalies are resolved and operations are streamlined to improve efficiency.
• Perform causal analysis that leads to effective resolution and corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
• Review the as-built product (hardware and associated software) and product test data to certify that the final product configuration and performance meets requirements and is ready for test and/or flight.
• Develop design improvements that reduce cost and risk and/or improve vehicle performance.

Skills

Mechanical design

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Fluid analysis

Documentation

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Microsoft Office

Project

Job description

United Launch Alliance is seeking a Propulsion Systems Design Engineer to join our Vulcan Centaur development team. This role provides design, systems integration, and testing support for propulsion fluids systems (cryogenic, hydraulic, pneumatic).

You will develop subsystem and component designs, run system trades, generate drawings and requirements, and provide supplier and site support to meet production schedules and ensure flight readiness.