Senior Spaceflight Propulsion Engineer — Hardware & Tests

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

401k after 12 months with employer?"

Paid holidays

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Mid Career Spaceflight Hardware Propulsion Engineer to support NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role emphasizes propulsion and spacecraft pressure systems analysis, modeling, and hardware development from concept through flight readiness.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s in engineering with 5–10 years of related experience, strong knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, and proficiency in Python/MATLAB and CAD tools. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5–10 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
• Working knowledge of heat transfer, engineering materials, mechanical systems, structures, or machine design.
• Experience analyzing propulsion, pressure, fluid, or thermal systems.
• Experience supporting hardware development, testing, integration, certification, or operation.
• Experience processing, analyzing, and interpreting engineering or test data.
• Ability to evaluate requirements, technical drawings, analyses, test plans, test results, and verification evidence.
• Ability to investigate technical issues and develop defensible engineering recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Apply fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, materials, structures, and machine-design principles to propulsion and spacecraft pressure systems.
• Independently perform or lead propulsion and pressure-system analyses.
• Develop, review, and validate fluid-flow, pressure-system, thermodynamic, and thermal models.
• Develop and maintain engineering analysis and data-processing tools using Python, MATLAB, or similar software.
• Evaluate system architectures and lead or contribute to technical trade studies.
• Plan, coordinate, witness, or evaluate component- and system-level tests.
• Review acceptance-test data, qualification reports, verification evidence, and flight-readiness documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less-experienced engineers.

Skills

Fluid mechanics

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Materials

Structures

Machine design

System analysis

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Creo

Thermal Desktop

Job description

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Mid Career Spaceflight Hardware Propulsion Engineer to support NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The role emphasizes propulsion and spacecraft pressure systems analysis, modeling, and hardware development from concept through flight readiness.

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s in engineering with 5–10 years of related experience, strong knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, and proficiency in Python/MATLAB and CAD tools. Travel may be required.