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Propulsion Engineer I, Combustion Devices

Long Beach (CA)💼 Full-time💰 $90,000–$90,000🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, manufacture, test, and qualify combustion devices for the Terran R rocket engine, ensuring they meet extreme thermal and structural requirements.

Role type

Entry-level IC propulsion engineer (combustion hardware)

Builds

Combustion devices for the Terran R rocket engine

Domain

Aerospace propulsion / Rocketry

Deliverable

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

Required skills

thermodynamics, thermal analysis, structural analysis, fluid dynamics, combustion hardware development, manufacturing processes, testing and qualification

Preferred skills

rocket engine development experience, additive manufacturing, engine subsystem knowledge (heat exchangers, ducting), ownership mindset

Technologies

combustion devices, heat exchangers, ducting, powder bed additive manufacturing

Responsibilities

Own component lifecycle from design to flight, coordinate across disciplines, apply engineering fundamentals to combustion hardware, support qualification and testing

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC

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