Engine Thrust Chamber Engineer (m/f/d)
Core
Design, analyze, and validate thrust chamber assemblies (injector heads, combustion chambers, nozzles) for pump-fed liquid propellant rocket engines.
Role type
Senior IC propulsion systems engineer (thrust chamber)
Builds
Liquid rocket engine thrust chambers for small and medium-sized satellite launchers
Domain
Aerospace propulsion / Rocket engine design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Liquid rocket engine component design, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, combustion physics, reacting CFD, test data analysis, Python/MATLAB, 3D CAD
Preferred skills
Test campaign planning, additive manufacturing, CNC machining, brazing, welding, casting, model correlation with hot fire test data
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, 3D CAD
Responsibilities
Design injector heads and combustion chambers; perform trade-off studies and technical roadmap planning; create and validate subcomponent models; execute CFD studies for injection, combustion, and cooling; plan and analyze engine test campaigns; ensure designs are manufacturable at scale
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC