Feed System Functional Engineer

The role

You will own the functional architecture and performance of the propellant feed system for a storable bipropellant propulsion system. You will ensure the feed system delivers propellants to thrusters within specifications from ground fill through operation and recovery.

What you will do

• Define and maintain the functional architecture of the feed system
• Perform system-level sizing, sensitivity analyses and functional simulations
• Define functional requirements for subsystems based on propellant system analyses
• Identify key verification and validation steps
• Develop and maintain fluid system models
• Verify compliance between system nominal and off-nominal operation
• Analyze failure modes and define mitigation strategies and design margins
• Lead functional and performance verification including cold-flow, functional and hot-fire tests
• Correlate test data against predictive models
• Support integration, qualification, and operations reviews

Required qualifications

• Master’s and/or PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field
• Proven experience with python and 0D - 1D fluid simulation tools
• Hands-on experience in propulsion system design for launch vehicles, spacecraft, or space capsules
• Direct exposure to liquid propulsion architectures
• Proven experience in version control systems and tools
• Deep understanding of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and compressible flow
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Experience with storable propulsion system
• German or French are an asset

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity.