Staff Propulsion Performance Analyst - Remote

True Anomaly, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision coverage

Equity participation

Hybrid work environment

401(k) retirement plan and PTO

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. seeks a Staff Engine Performance Analyst to lead analytical work on propulsion development. You will model engine balance, analyze thruster cycles, and collaborate with designers to optimize hardware before building it.

Responsibilities include injector sizing, stability assessments, and CFD-based dynamics studies to ensure robust performance in space environments. Hybrid work near Long Beach, with national travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 12+ years of professional experience in liquid rocket engine or thruster analysis.
• Experience building and running integrated 1D engine cycle models in ROCETS, Sinda/Fluint, GFSSP or equivalents.
• Injector design and sizing using analytical methods and CFD to improve mixing and atomization.
• Experience with combustion instability assessment and mitigation.
• 2-phase fluid modeling and conjugate heat transfer experience.
• Familiarity with full thruster development from concept to hardware qualification.
• Strong written and verbal communication; U.S. citizen suitable for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own engine balance and cycle modeling across development stages.
• Lead injector analysis and sizing to meet performance targets.
• Assess combustion stability and propose mitigations such as cavities and injector pattern changes.
• Apply CFD to combustion dynamics and feed results into design decisions.
• Develop thrust chamber thermal-fluid models for wall temperatures and heat flux.
• Collaborate with thruster designers and suppliers to validate models with test data.
• Build lightweight design tools and parametric models for engineers.
• Define evolutionary analysis plans aligned with hardware development.
• Mentor teammates and promote analytical best practices.

Skills

Engine balance modeling

Injector design

CFD for propulsion

Python/MATLAB scripting

2-phase fluid modeling

Thermal-fluid analysis

Analytical mindset

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (preferred)

Tools

ROCETS

Sinda/Fluint

GFSSP

Ansys Fluent

Flow-3D

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. seeks a Staff Engine Performance Analyst to lead analytical work on propulsion development. You will model engine balance, analyze thruster cycles, and collaborate with designers to optimize hardware before building it.

Responsibilities include injector sizing, stability assessments, and CFD-based dynamics studies to ensure robust performance in space environments. Hybrid work near Long Beach, with national travel as needed.