Propulsion Systems Engineer II

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** Job Details
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This opportunity is part of the
** Mechanical and Control Systems Division (3500)**, which engages in research, technology development, and the creation of advanced mechanical, robotics, guidance & control, thermal, propulsion, and electronic packaging systems. We develop hardware and systems from early architecture through design, fabrication, subsystem and system-level integration and test.
** Responsibilities
* ** Provide systems engineering, design, analysis and test support for the development, implementation, integration, and verification of chemical propulsion system architectures across all phases of the project lifecycle.
* Contribute and execute hands-on propulsion system assembly, integration and test (I&T) activities.
* Support propulsion flight hardware deliveries and interface with external component vendors, including environmental/hot-fire test support and verification of vendor processes and documentation.
* Engage in component and system-level problem resolutions and anomaly investigations.
* Assist in conducting and monitoring of spacecraft propulsion operations.
* Perform various spacecraft chemical propulsion subsystem static and transient analyses, such as flow-pressure drop, system sizing, blowdown, and water hammer.
* Update, optimize and improve existing analysis tools and system models.
* Generate documentation and user's manuals for in-house created analysis tools and models.
* Develop and execute ground tests to validate and anchor analysis models, including analyzing and reducing the test data.
* Collaborate closely with the propulsion team to assist and provide analysis peer checks as well as providing systems design inputs.
* Prepare and communicate analysis methodology, assumptions, analytical and test result presentations to the team, the project and management.
** Required/Minimum Skills
*** Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline with a minimum of 3 years of related experience;
Master's degree with a minimum of 1 year related experience
* Educational background with strong fundamentals and/or demonstrated work experience in the application of advanced compressible & in compressible fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and rocket propulsion principles for propulsion systems.
* Demonstrated creating and understanding fluid schematics (P&IDs) and mechanical drawings.
* Familiarity with developing, supporting and conducting propulsion subsystem ground testing.
* Ability to perform first-order (hand calculation) and excel-level calculations.
* Practical experience with commercial Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Product Data Management (PDM) software, preferably Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
* Proficiency with programming languages, preferably MATLAB.
* Capable of reporting and presenting complex design, analytical and test results clearly to multi-disciplinary teams.
* Ability to work as a member of a team and independently work with limited supervision, when given only general instructions.
** Desired/Preferred Skills
*** Basic understanding of spacecraft propulsion system-level interfaces (mechanical, thermal, electrical, etc.) that influence the propulsion subsystem design and operation.
* Working knowledge with designing, releasing and fabricating ground support test hardware.
* Familiarity with hardware qualification and acceptance test processes and campaigns.
* Experience supporting anomaly investigations, including root-cause analysis and development of corrective actions.
* Experience with performing and generating tools/code for spacecraft propulsion related subsystem analyses, such as flow-pressure drop and test data reduction.
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