Senior Propulsion Certification Engineer
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Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 140000 - 195000
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As a Senior Propulsion Certification Engineer you will work directly with propulsion engineering and mission management teams to support critical flight systems certification activities. The certification team is responsible for ensuring that Impulse builds the processes and systems the government customer will review to evaluate Impulses mission readiness.
Responsibilities
- Develop systems to document Impulse / customer interactions and feedback and track customer approval and acceptance
- Work with propulsion engineering team to build and optimize engineering process flows for customer deliverables
- Analyze government and commercial customer requirements and standards to determine compatibility with Impulse product lines
- Perform specialized analysis in support of verification activities; lead or participate in tests and demonstrations in support of requirement verification including joint testing with customers
- Interact directly with customers to describe propulsion devices and their function answer customer technical questions independently
- Support launch and mission operations as required
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering or science
- 5 years of demonstrated experience in the aerospace propulsion field
- Prior experience working directly on liquid propulsion systems: design manufacturing analysis and testing.
- Proficiency in basic principles of fluids thermodynamics heat transfer mechanics and materials
- Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working collaboratively
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Excellent communication skills and desire to attain highest levels of customer satisfaction
- 2 years of experience with any of the following: requirements development requirements verification engineering design hardware production test and evaluation test plan and procedures development NASA or USSF certification of spacecraft and launch vehicles NASA or USSF engineering standards
- 2 years of experience in at least one of the following disciplines: design engineering mission management production and test launch and mission operations flight testing systems integration and engineering or project management
Additional Requirements:
- Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
