Senior Space Tank & Vessel Project Engineer – Stock Options

Kokopelli Capital; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 112,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health coverage

401(k) match

Job summary

Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO, is hiring a Project Engineer to drive multidisciplinary tank and pressure-vessel development from requirements to production. You will coordinate across program management, design, manufacturing, test, and suppliers to meet technical and schedule goals.

The role emphasizes strong technical judgment, leadership of cross-functional teams, and experience with spaceflight hardware lifecycles.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years relevant aerospace or hardware product development experience.
• Experience leading technical teams through spaceflight tank and pressure-vessel development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to work through complex development issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with technical planning, technical documentation, risk management, requirements management, and gated design reviews.
• Knowledge of hardware-development lifecycles, including design, analysis, manufacturing, integration, test, qualification, acceptance, and production.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution for spaceflight tank and pressure-vessel development programs from requirements through flight production.
• Develop and manage technical plans, work packages, schedules, priorities, milestones, and resource needs.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, test, quality, supply chain, suppliers, customers, and program management to achieve technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Drive technical decisions, issue resolution, anomaly investigations, and product-improvement efforts.
• Drive successful completion of analysis, manufacturing, qualification, proof, acceptance, and production testing for tank and pressure-vessel hardware.
• Lead preparation for and execution of technical reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, internal reviews, and customer reviews.
• Manage technical documentation and customer deliverables.
• Serve as a technical interface with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Aerospace hardware development

Technical leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Requirements management

Gated design reviews

Strong communication

Problem solving

Technical judgment

Education

B.S. in Engineering or related field

Job description

Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO, is hiring a Project Engineer to drive multidisciplinary tank and pressure-vessel development from requirements to production. You will coordinate across program management, design, manufacturing, test, and suppliers to meet technical and schedule goals.

The role emphasizes strong technical judgment, leadership of cross-functional teams, and experience with spaceflight hardware lifecycles.