Staff Vehicle Fluid Systems Engineer (Product)
Core
Design and deliver integrated stage-level fluid architecture (propellant, pressurant, pneumatics) for the Terran R rocket, ensuring seamless functionality across subsystems and guiding hardware design, system analysis, and manufacturing.
Role type
Staff Vehicle Fluid Systems Engineer (Product)
Builds
Integrated fluid systems for the Terran R launch vehicle
Domain
Aerospace / Rocketry / Thermofluids
Required skills
fluid system architecture, complex systems operations, fluid thermodynamics, system design, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, fluid/thermal modeling tools, programming (Matlab/Python/C++)
Preferred skills
NSSL/range certification experience
Technologies
Matlab, Python, C++, fluid modeling tools
Responsibilities
Own integrated stage-level fluid architecture and schematics; Lead cross-functional interface definitions and negotiations with partner vehicle teams; Assist with sizing and fluid 1D steady-state thermofluids analysis; Define development, qualification, and acceptance testing scopes; Participate in concept of Operations (CONOPS) development and operation data review
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership