Senior Solid Rocket Motor Performance Engineer

Dimensions IT Services; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

EAP

Flexible schedule 9/80

On-site snacks

Mentorship & growth

Job summary

Firehawk Aerospace in Addison, TX is seeking a Ballistician (Solid Rocket Motor Performance Engineer) to lead the analysis and design of solid rocket motor grain geometries and nozzles across our programs.

The role requires strong foundations in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics, and the ability to translate thrust requirements into detailed grain and nozzle designs using in-house scripts, SPP, and ANSYS Fluent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace or chemical engineering with 7+ years in internal ballistics analysis of solid rocket motors.
• Strong time management, organization, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to present technical information clearly to all levels.
• Solid understanding of internal, external and terminal ballistics principles.
• Ability to develop and maintain analytical models predicting ballistic performance under varied conditions.
• Ability to prepare clear, detailed technical reports with findings and recommendations.
• Ability to mentor and train younger engineers in ballistics analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and design of solid rocket motor grain geometries and nozzles across Firehawk programs.

Skills

Solid rocket ballistics

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical Eng

Master's or PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical/Civil Eng

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

MATLAB

Python

Creo (or equivalent CAD)

In-house scripts

Job description

Firehawk Aerospace in Addison, TX is seeking a Ballistician (Solid Rocket Motor Performance Engineer) to lead the analysis and design of solid rocket motor grain geometries and nozzles across our programs.

The role requires strong foundations in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics, and the ability to translate thrust requirements into detailed grain and nozzle designs using in-house scripts, SPP, and ANSYS Fluent.