Senior Solid Rocket Propulsion Engineer

GITAI Inc.; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance - platinum

401(k) plan 3.5% match

Equity stock options

Relocation support

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

GITAI Inc. in Torrance, CA seeks exceptional engineers to own end-to-end solid rocket motor development. You’ll work across propellant formulation, motor design, manufacturing, and hot-fire testing to accelerate hardware toward mission readiness.

Your mission is to lead the cycle, make independent engineering decisions, run experiments, and push the motor forward through rapid build‑test‑learn iterations with cross‑functional teams in mechanical, manufacturing, avionics, and test.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in aerospace, mechanical, chemical engineering, chemistry or related technical field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in solid rocket propulsion, energetic materials, combustion, or related hardware development.
• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end solid rocket motor development across propellant formulation, motor build, hot-fire testing, data analysis, and design iteration.
• Strong understanding of solid propellant combustion, internal ballistics, and motor performance.
• Demonstrated ability to make independent engineering decisions and drive rapid build-test-learn cycles.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solid rocket motor development from formulation and motor build through hot-fire testing and design iteration.
• Develop and refine propellant formulations, processing methods, grain configurations, and motor designs.
• Plan and execute hot-fire tests, analyze performance and failure data, and turn results into the next hardware iteration.
• Identify and resolve technical risks across combustion, materials, manufacturing, and motor performance.
• Make independent engineering decisions and drive rapid build-test-learn cycles with mechanical, manufacturing, avionics, and test teams.

Skills

End-to-end motor work

Propellant formulation

Hot-fire testing

Data analysis

Independent decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in aerospace, mechanical, chemical engineering, chemistry

Job description

GITAI Inc. in Torrance, CA seeks exceptional engineers to own end-to-end solid rocket motor development. You’ll work across propellant formulation, motor design, manufacturing, and hot-fire testing to accelerate hardware toward mission readiness.

Your mission is to lead the cycle, make independent engineering decisions, run experiments, and push the motor forward through rapid build‑test‑learn iterations with cross‑functional teams in mechanical, manufacturing, avionics, and test.