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Propulsion Component Responsible Engineer

Los Angeles, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own the development of flight-critical mechanical and fluid system components (valves, actuators, integrated propulsion hardware) from clean-sheet design through production for high-speed aircraft.

Role type

Senior IC propulsion component responsible engineer

Builds

Flight-critical propulsion hardware (valves, actuators, fluid control systems) for defense aviation

Domain

Defense aviation / High-speed propulsion systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Mechanical design, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, materials science, root cause analysis, system architecture, risk-informed decision making

Preferred skills

High-pressure fluid systems, high-temperature materials, GD&T, CAD (NX), FEA (ANSYS), Python/MATLAB scripting, rapid hardware iteration

Technologies

NX, ANSYS, Python, MATLAB

Responsibilities

Own propulsion components from concept to flight-ready delivery; Design for extreme environments (high pressure, temperature, transient conditions); Drive engineering trade studies; Execute clean-sheet design and integration; Support rapid build–test–iterate cycles; Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis; Define operational limits and ensure reliability; Support transition to production-ready designs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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