About the Company:

Our client company is a 15 year old Mojave, California based aerospace R&D company that is working to create reliable and reusable rocket vehicles and components for the purpose of enabling space transportation and reliable planetary landers for the Earth, Moon, Mars and more. 

Benefits include:

401(k) 

Strong health benefits

Potential equity component

PTO

Working on an incredible mission

About you:

We are looking for a technical expert who thrives in ambiguity of a start up environment, is mission driven, has an extraordinary passion for space, is a self starter, and a problem-solver. 



What You'll do:

• Provide engineering expertise in the area of design, development, and test of spacecraft hypergolic propulsion systems


• Work on the lunar lander


• Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced technical team members

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Fluid Systems
  
  
  
  • Development of fluid component specifications and sourcing of hardware for bi-propelant hypergolic propulsion systems
  
  
  • Pressurization & propellant system design
  
  
  • Fluid schematics and CAD
  
  
  • Fabrication drawings and procedures
  
  
  • Component testing procedures
  
  
  • Propellant slosh/bladder modeling
  
  
  • Priming and water hammer analysis
  
  
  
  


• Ground Support Equipment
  
  
  
  • Lander flatsat fluid system design
  
  
  • Ground support equipment for lander
  
  
  • Responsible for the procurement and fabrication of test stand equipment
  
  
  
  


• Develop fabrication procedures and instructions


• Provide technical guidance to fabricators and other technicians

Experience:

• Required:
  
  
  
  • Innovative and open to helping create a Cislunar economy - passionate about space
  
  
  • Experience with bi-propellant hypergolic propulsion systems for spacecraft'
  
  
  
  


• Desired:
  
  
  
  • Understands what is needed for high-quality spaceflight systems - and also what is not needed.
  
  
  • Experience with range safety
  
  
  • Hypergolic engine in space engine design experience
  
  
  • Hypergolic engine vacuum test experience
  
  
  • Radiation cooled thrust chamber design and manufacturing
  
  
  • Fluid system analysis
  
  
  • Experience in the life cycle of spacecraft development: design, build, and test.
  
  
  • 6+ years experience in aerospace engineering
  
  
  • 3+ years in propulsion design and/or test for spacecraft or rockets
  
  
  • Experience with startups or new space companies
  
  
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field
  
  
  • Excellent communications skills
  
  
  • Strong work ethic and intrinsic motivation
  
  
  • Hands-on fabrication experience
  
  
  • Must be able to adapt and thrive in a dynamic highly technical environment
  
  
  • Will have a large impact on many programs, especially the lunar mission
  
  
  
  

Requirements: