Senior SRM Engineer — Design to Flight-Test Leadership

iRocket; Hauppauge (NY); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Signing/accelerated start bonus

Equal opportunity employer

Zusammenfassung

iRocket is seeking a senior Solid Rocket Motor Engineer to own an SRM from requirements through production transition. The role entails hands-on design, analysis, and testing, with leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate will have advanced degrees in aerospace/mechanical propulsion and 5–10+ years of SRM design experience, including motor assembly and static-fire or flight-test involvement. Location options include New York or Texas facilities.

Qualifikationen

• MS or PhD in aerospace, mechanical, propulsion, or related engineering discipline.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree strongly preferred with 5+ years SRM design experience; 10+ years preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead SRM IR&D portfolio from concept to production readiness.
• Design and integrate motor cases, propellant grains, insulation/liners, igniters, nozzles, closures, interfaces, and related SRM components.
• Perform internal ballistics, performance, structural, thermal, mass-properties, margin, and design-trade analyses for SRM development.
• Generate and review drawings, BOMs, interface requirements, and configuration-controlled data.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to resolve producibility issues and build flight-representative hardware.
• Plan and support motor assembly, instrumentation, static-fire testing, data reduction, and post-test inspection.
• Drive design-for-manufacture and design-for-scale decisions to improve repeatability and throughput.
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior engineers.

Jobbeschreibung

iRocket is seeking a senior Solid Rocket Motor Engineer to own an SRM from requirements through production transition. The role entails hands-on design, analysis, and testing, with leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate will have advanced degrees in aerospace/mechanical propulsion and 5–10+ years of SRM design experience, including motor assembly and static-fire or flight-test involvement. Location options include New York or Texas facilities.