Senior Staff Propulsion Engineer (TVC) (X-BAT) (R4160)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Act as the single-threaded owner for the TVC system, accountable for all technical decisions from concept to flight.
• Define and manage system requirements, performance goals, and mechanical/electrical interfaces.
• Design and integrate vectoring mechanisms with the engine and surrounding structure.
• Lead ground and flight testing of the TVC system, including instrumentation planning, data collection, and performance evaluation.
• Analyze control authority, vectoring bandwidth, and dynamic response across the flight envelope.
• Collaborate with the controls team to shape vectoring logic and ensure closed-loop system performance meets CONOPS requirements.
• Own fault management, failure investigations, and system reliability strategies.
• Represent the TVC system in design reviews, technical checkpoints, customer briefings, and leadership updates.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in aerospace propulsion or flight control systems, with relevant experience owning subsystem development.
• Deep understanding of nozzle dynamics, actuation systems, mechanical integration, and structural/thermal constraints.
• Demonstrated experience in hardware development, test planning, and flight test support.
• Strong proficiency in Python for performance analysis, data processing, and model correlation.
• Familiarity with tools such as ANSYS, FEA, or thermal/fluid modeling for mechanism and system validation.
• U.S. Citizenship or ability to comply with ITAR requirements.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.