Stage 1 Lead Engineer: Reusable Rocket Stage Architect

Telemetry Today LLC; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 216,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per calendar year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Daily lunch in the office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. in San Carlos, CA seeks a Stage 1 Lead to own the reusable first stage lifecycle—from architecture and design to flight, recovery, and refurbishment.

You will be the chief engineer, program manager, and lead systems engineer for the stage, directing an integrated team of propulsion, structures, mechanical, fluids, avionics, GNC, software, and test engineers to deliver a flight-proven, rapidly reusable stage.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in design, build, integration, or test of launch vehicles or similarly complex aerospace flight systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and integrate a team spanning propulsion, structures, mechanical, fluids, avionics, GNC, and software.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (requirements, interfaces, verification, risk and margin management).
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own the Stage 1 program from architecture through flight, recovery, and reflight.
• Define Stage 1 architecture, conceptual design, and stage-level requirements with engine/upper stage owners.
• Define and manage subsystem requirements and interfaces (propulsion, structures, fluids, avionics, GNC, and recovery).
• Track stage performance, mass, margins, and risk; manage requirement changes and interface issues.
• Define and manage schedule and budget for the Stage 1 program.
• Lead stage assembly, integration, and integrated test campaigns with manufacturing and test engineers.
• Define the verification and qualification plan for stage and subsystem requirements.
• Develop stage operating procedures and operating limits in coordination with engine and launch ops.
• Participate in test and launch operations to support decisions on technical risks.
• Drive design-for-reuse decisions and refurbishment plans.

Skills

Leadership

Systems engineering

Flight dynamics

Propulsion systems

GNC software

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Siemens NX/Teamcenter

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. in San Carlos, CA seeks a Stage 1 Lead to own the reusable first stage lifecycle—from architecture and design to flight, recovery, and refurbishment.

You will be the chief engineer, program manager, and lead systems engineer for the stage, directing an integrated team of propulsion, structures, mechanical, fluids, avionics, GNC, software, and test engineers to deliver a flight-proven, rapidly reusable stage.