Senior Space Propulsion Systems Engineer

Agile Space Industries; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across rocket engine and thruster development programs. You will translate mission needs into requirements, drive architecture, verification, and delivery while coordinating with customers and internal teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong system-level thinking, experience with propulsion hardware, and a proven ability to align engineering teams to a coherent, testable system.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of experience driving systems development in aerospace or related technical field.
• Experience with liquid propellant rocket engine or thruster hardware development programs.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., JAMA or similar).

Responsibilities

• Define mission objectives, CONOPS, and system success criteria with customers.
• Translate mission needs into testable system requirements with end-to-end traceability.
• Lead system architecture development and trade studies, including evaluation of performance, risk, cost, and schedule impacts.
• Ensure consistency and integration across propulsion, structures, avionics, thermal, fluids, and manufacturing interfaces.
• Lead the definition, planning, and execution of the verification and validation approach, including qualification plans and acceptance test procedures (ATP).
• Ensure verification is tied directly to requirements and planned early in the development lifecycle.
• Lead and support gated product development reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.).
• Identify, track, and drive closure of technical risks, interface issues, and system gaps.
• Independently analyze system performance and recommend design or architecture changes as needed.
• Facilitate communication between customers, internal teams, and suppliers, ensuring clear understanding of system intent, constraints, and decisions.
• Support failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Contribute to improving systems engineering processes, tools, and execution across programs

Skills

Systems engineering

Propulsion systems

Requirements management

Customer collaboration

Verification & validation

Traceability

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

JAMA

Job description

Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across rocket engine and thruster development programs. You will translate mission needs into requirements, drive architecture, verification, and delivery while coordinating with customers and internal teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong system-level thinking, experience with propulsion hardware, and a proven ability to align engineering teams to a coherent, testable system.