Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems - Ranger (R6299)
Core
Responsible Engineer for aircraft fuel systems, owning requirements, architecture, and technical decisions from concept through operational deployment.
Role type
Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems
Builds
Aircraft fuel system hardware (tanks, pumps, valves, plumbing, venting, pressurization, filtration, level sensing)
Domain
Defense / Aerospace
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Aerospace fuel system design, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, compressible/incompressible flow, hardware integration, instrumentation, testing, failure investigation, Python
Preferred skills
High-performance/tactical aircraft fuel systems, elevated-G maneuvering, CFD, ANSYS, FEA, rocket propulsion, M.S./Ph.D.
Responsibilities
Design and integrate fuel system hardware, analyze performance across operating envelope, lead technical reviews and supplier engagements, execute component and vehicle-level testing, analyze ground and flight data, lead failure investigations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC