New job openings in Mojave, CA

Mojave, CA 93501

Posted: 03/31/2021 Employment Type: Direct Industry: Engineering Job Number: 81609

Job Description

The scope of the position includes:

Provide engineering expertise in the area of design, development, and test of spacecraft propulsion systems
Work across Client's programs, with a focus on the XL-1 lunar lander for the 2022 south pole mission. Other projects may include technology development and testing programs in support of the lunar mission.
Provide mentorship and guidance to less experienced technical team members

Duties & Responsibilities covering one or multiple areas:

Fluid Systems
- Development of fluid component specifications and sourcing of hardware
- Propellant budgets and DeltaV margin management
- Pressurization & propellant system design
- Fluid schematics and CAD
- Fabrication drawings and procedures
- Component testing procedures
- Propellant slosh modeling
- Priming and water hammer analysis
RCS Thruster Designer
- Capable of bringing the RCS thruster from concept to qualification in 2 years
- Direct experience with vacuum testing
- High-temperature or refractory metal experience
- Injector design experience
- Film cooling experience
Ground Support Equipment
- Hydrogen peroxide storage facility design
- Vacuum test stand design
- Lander flatsat fluid system design
- Ground support equipment for lander

○ Range compliance experience

○ Propellant transfer system design

○ Propellant storage

Desired Skills/Experience:

Innovative and open to helping create a Cislunar economy - passionate about space
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

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