Space Propulsion Engineer: Systems & Test Lead

Bastion Technologies, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule with every other Friday

Travel with project assignments

Job summary

Bastion Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced propulsion/pressure-system engineer in Houston to analyze and validate propulsion hardware for spacecraft systems.

You will develop thermal and fluid models, review designs, and guide tests and certification activities with cross‑functional teams. Qualified candidates have a bachelor's degree in engineering, 5+ years of related experience, and proficiency in Python or MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Demonstrated knowledge of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
• 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 communicate risks and defend technical positions.

Responsibilities

• Apply propulsion and spacecraft pressure-system principles to analyses.
• Independently perform or lead propulsion and pressure-system analyses.
• Develop and validate fluid-flow, pressure-system, thermodynamic, and thermal models.
• Develop and maintain analysis tools using Python or MATLAB.
• Lead technical trade studies and assess system architectures.
• Review designs, drawings, materials, fabrication methods and acceptance criteria.
• Support propulsion hardware development from concept through flight readiness.
• Coordinate technical activities with NASA, suppliers and international partners.

Skills

Fluid mechanics

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Materials

Structures

Machine design

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Thermal Desktop

Creo

Job description

Bastion Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced propulsion/pressure-system engineer in Houston to analyze and validate propulsion hardware for spacecraft systems.

You will develop thermal and fluid models, review designs, and guide tests and certification activities with cross‑functional teams. Qualified candidates have a bachelor's degree in engineering, 5+ years of related experience, and proficiency in Python or MATLAB.