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Terran Orbital Corporation · 1 day ago

Propulsion Systems Engineer

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$90K/yr - $130K/yr

2+ years exp

Terran Orbital Corporation is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. They are seeking an experienced Propulsion Systems Engineer to support system design and integration of propulsion systems while ensuring high-quality, high-performance modules for manufacturing. The role involves overseeing procurements, executing product development, and leading technical discussions with customers and suppliers.

AerospaceMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSatellite Communication

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for overseeing procurements of propulsion systems/components and providing technical/supplier oversight to ensure product delivery

Responsible for executing product development, and supporting product production, and post-delivery support working with manufacturing, mission assurance, AI&T, and supplier management

Participating and leading the technical discussions with customers and suppliers to ensure mission success

Lead and take responsibility for technical reviews to ensure appropriate milestone maturity meets internal and external expectations

Managing requirements to ensure maturity, feasibility, proper flow-down and traceability, requirements verification, and requirements validation

Perform mission, system, and vehicle level trade studies to balance risk, cost, and performance

Supporting assembly, integration, and test activities including build procedures, test plans/procedures, and other verification and validations execution activities

Develop systems engineering artifacts that support requirements and architecture development; modeling and simulation; interoperability; verification and validation testing; and enterprise deployment and capability monitoring

Support Propulsion team in executing product development processes & planning

Champion product improvements to achieve efficient high rate-production

Qualification

Electric Propulsion SystemsProduct DevelopmentSystems EngineeringProgram ManagementTeam LeadershipContinuous ImprovementMetrics DefinitionCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering

2+ years of experience of industry experience with product development and a demonstrated reputation for driving business goals and objectives to completion

Experience in building and testing EP Systems (Hall effect thrusters, Gridded ion thrusters, Electrospray thrusters, Hollow cathode electron sources)

Experience working within R&D and production environments

Experience in development and qualification of space qualified power systems

Strong leadership & team building skills, candidate must be able to lead and motivate cross functional teams as well as have proven experience in a team environment and interfacing successfully across organizational boundaries

Exhibited capability to foster an environment which enables application of continuous improvement, novel thinking, and fresh ideas to business challenges resulting in creative and competitive solutions

Experience in Program/Project management of new product development and existing product lines

Ability to define and utilize metrics, manage external suppliers, and manufacturing

U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance

Preferred

Master's degree in engineering

Experience in systems engineering & integration of spacecraft systems

An understanding of GSFC-STD-7000 General Environmental Verification Standard (GEVS), and SMC-S-016, Test requirements for launch, upper stage and space vehicles