Senior Propulsion Engineer - Combustion Devices (m/f/d)
Core
Senior technical contributor responsible for high-fidelity combustion CFD and physical understanding to design, assess, and mature liquid rocket engine combustion hardware.
Role type
Senior IC propulsion engineer (combustion CFD)
Builds
Liquid rocket engine combustion devices (injectors, preburners, gas generators, ignition systems, main combustion chambers)
Domain
Aerospace / Rocket Propulsion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Combustion CFD, Reactive-flow simulation, Combustion fundamentals, Test correlation, RANS/URANS/LES, Multiphase flows, Conjugate heat transfer, Combustion stability analysis, Python/MATLAB
Preferred skills
Scale-resolving methods (LES), Spray combustion, Real-gas thermodynamics, Hot-fire campaign support, Custom CFD models
Technologies
Simcenter STAR-CCM+, Ansys Fluent, Python, MATLAB
Responsibilities
Execute CFD analyses of reacting flows, Develop combustion models, Perform steady/transient simulations, Model injector and chamber flows, Assess combustion stability, Build robust CFD workflows, Correlate simulations with test data, Translate results to design decisions, Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, Plan analysis and validation activities, Advance combustion modelling methods
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC