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United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

Propulsion Systems Design Engineer 3

PropulsionUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeCentennial, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
  • At least four years of related work experience is required.
  • Experience with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or fluid systems design, analysis, integration, or testing is required.
  • Understanding of fluid mechanics, structural analysis, and mechanical system design principles is required.
  • Experience developing engineering drawings, specifications, or technical documentation is required.
  • Experience troubleshooting technical issues and supporting root cause and corrective action investigations is required.
  • Ability to interpret engineering requirements and verify system or component compliance through analysis, inspection, or testing is required.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, suppliers, testing, or operations organizations, is required.
  • Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced development environment are required.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop subsystem and component designs and requirements to satisfy overall propulsion systems requirements.
  • Perform system integration and system-level trade studies to optimize designs for manufacturing, producibility, and performance.
  • Generate engineering drawings or changes, as well as assembly and testing requirements.
  • Provide direct support to suppliers, the factory, and the launch site to ensure production schedules are met, anomalies are resolved, and operations are streamlined to improve efficiency.
  • Perform causal analysis that leads to effective resolution and corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
  • Review the as-built product, including hardware and associated software, and product test data to certify that the final product configuration and performance meet requirements and are ready for test or flight.
  • Develop design improvements that reduce cost and risk or improve vehicle performance.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience performing structural, fluid-mechanics, and thermodynamic analyses to support and validate design solutions.
  • Proficiency with mechanical and tube design using NX and Teamcenter.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office platform tools and Project integrations.
  • Experience using agile processes in a development program environment.

About the Company

United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

ULA builds launch vehicles for national security, NASA and commercial space missions. Its rockets are designed to reach challenging and distant orbits and deliver highly accurate payload insertions, offering wide orbital flexibility for different mission profiles. The company’s approach centers on providing reliable, direct-to-orbit capabilities tailored to meet customers’ needs for secure national missions, space agency programs, and commercial launches. The goal is to expand access to space by offering dependable, precise launches that can place payloads into the specific orbits required by each mission.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Centennial, CO
Founded
2006

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