Propulsion Systems Analyst II
Core
Create and maintain engine transient and steady-state models for the Archimedes engine family, focusing on startup and shutdown performance.
Role type
Propulsion Systems Analyst II
Builds
Engine performance models and simulation tools for liquid launch vehicles
Domain
Aerospace propulsion, cryogenic liquid rocket engines
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Fluid system analysis, lumped parameter fluid analysis tooling, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid system design
Preferred skills
Staged combustion engine design, Methyl/LOX fluid systems, ROCETS software
Technologies
ROCETS, lumped parameter fluid analysis tools
Responsibilities
Develop transient startup and shutdown simulations, develop and maintain valve sequences and test campaigns, support test site campaigns with data review and model grounding, serve as technical expert POC for engine transients, collaborate with engine leads on subcomponent and vehicle system needs, create and maintain data processing tools
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC