Electric Propulsion Engineer, GNC

What you'll do

• Influence the full scope of propulsion system design including propellant storage, magnetic circuits, and thermal management.
• Perform detailed system performance and risk analyses to support design trades and mitigation plans.
• Act as the delegated design authority to approve production non-conformances and changes to engineering artifacts.
• Define test plans and requirements to meet development and production objectives for Hall effect thrusters.
• Support test execution for development, validation, and risk assessments across large vacuum chambers.
• Define procedures for in-flight responses to novel off-nominal scenarios and support flight operations.
• Lead root-cause and corrective-action investigations with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

What we're looking for

• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
• 3+ years of experience with electric propulsion technologies through design or test.
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience developing electric propulsion technologies through design and test cycles (preferred).
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production (preferred).
• Experience with project management of technical projects (preferred).
• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates.