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Senior Propulsion Engineer, Air Vehicles (Solid Rocket Motor Integration)

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing and integrating advanced hardware for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms, owning the full development lifecycle from concept to flight test.

Role type

Senior IC propulsion engineer (solid rocket motor integration)

Builds

High-performance, resilient, and scalable mechanical systems for air vehicles and missile platforms

Domain

Defense / Aerospace propulsion

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) integration, SRM ballistics and propellant chemistry, grain design, structural interface design, 3D CAD modeling, static fire testing, environmental testing, manufacturing methods (machining, composites, filament winding, high-temp materials, sheet metal, 3D printing)

Preferred skills

NX / Teamcenter, Python, MATLAB, TVC systems, Ignition Safety Devices (ISD/ESAD), ordnance systems, telemetry/flight termination systems, burn rate enhancers (BRE), sensitive munition testing, procurement, machine shop operations

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter, Python, MATLAB

Responsibilities

Select, architect, and integrate SRMs, ignition systems, and TVC systems; design, fabricate, and test prototype components and thrust vectoring systems; plan and execute ground static fire and environmental tests; coordinate with SRM vendors and manage development projects; support CAD design for structural integration and motor cases; lead hardware demonstrations with customers; travel to vendor sites and test ranges

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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