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Senior Propulsion Engineer
2019-01-27 20:30:47| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Senior Propulsion Engineer Location Inverness Forres Travel Occasional within Europe Salary Competitive Negotiable with equity options and relocation assistance Start date March ASAP 2019 Orbex is a new European space launch company with backing from several of Europes largest venture capital investors. We are recruiting a forwardthinking senior propulsion design engineer for an exciting spaceflight development role based in Forres Inverness at its new Engineering and Manufacturing centre. We are seeking a motivated, highly experienced rocket engine fluid systems design engineer to work on propulsion systems for an orbital space launch vehicle. You will have the opportunity to become an integral part of a senior team of highly dedicated engineers working to develop and implement an entirely novel propulsion system. You will probably be a highly experienced aerospace propulsion engineer, working in a slowmoving environment that rarely gives you a chance to see your work in action. You will be eager for a fastpaced opportunity that offers exceptional freedom and responsibility, as well as the chance to create a critical component on a European space launch vehicle. We expect you to be technically wellfounded within the propulsion field and your qualificationsexperience base will likely contain several of these points Design, analysis, optimization and testing of fluid systems for biprop and coldgas propulsion systems. EngineTPA cycle design and optimization. Propulsion and tank system modelization and software model development Twophase injection optimization Combustion processes analysis and modelling Isovalve characteristics design and developmentselection Microgravity fluid management systems design. Lowpressure fluid transfer systems design. Testing qualification programme development and execution Technical support of operational campaigns Systems engineering Design documentation production Required Experience Essential Minimum of a bachelors degree in aerospace engineering or a related field Biprop rocket engine propulsion experience, pressure fed and closed cycle systems preferable Cryogenic propellants, materials compatibility and sealing technology Turbomachinery operations knowledge and cryogenic experience preferable Designs for cryogenic fluids, including liquid oxygen. Fluid system software experience, preferably EcosimPro CAD CFD experience, Solidworks Ansys preferred Additive manufacturing experience Bipropturbomachinery ground testing and qualification including ground support equipment and test facility design Desirable 48 years of rocket engine, fluid systems andor turbomachinery hardware development experience Fluency in use of CAD CFD techniques to model and analyse fluid systems Strong communication skills A flexible and dedicated mindset We are looking for an experienced candidate who can demonstrate he she get things done with a pragmatic attitude and reliable results. Your track record will be important. For the right candidate they offer a benefits package that includes the opportunity to earn an equity stake in the company plus relocation assistance where appropriate. You must be a European citizen, from a country that is a signatory to the MTCR convention. You may be required to undergo security screening. If this role interests you please send your profile to recruitmentorbex.space
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