Rocket Design Engineer

Rocket Design Engineer

Our 70-year-old global Aerospace & Defense client has asked The Maven Group to locate a talented Rocket Design Engineer to join a Propulsion Engineering team that continues to grow in its growing Space and Defense Group.

The primary site for engine design and development work is at our client's Niagara Falls location. This is the preferred site for the engine design engineer. Consideration will be given to other company locations in East Aurora NY, Golden CO, Mountain View CA, Chatsworth CA, Gilbert AZ, or Huntsville AL. Extensive travel to Niagara Falls will be required if the individual resides in one of these other sites. This position is a direct-hire, full-time role. It includes an excellent benefits package including great medical coverage starting day one, profit sharing, a true retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, generous vacation and more.

The chosen engineer will assist in leading engine design efforts on bipropellant and/or monopropellant engine applications. Primary applications are monopropellant and bipropellant rocket engines and propulsion systems for strategic missile, LEO, GEO and exploration missions with thrust ranges from 0.2 lbf to >500 lbf. Our client is ideally seeking a Rocket Engine Design Engineer to cover the full product life cycle from supporting business capture through product delivery.

To be considered a viable candidate, you should possess:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering with 10 years of in-space rocket engine design experience; MS or PhD preferred (candidates with less than 10 years' experience will be considered based on content of past design and development experience specific to rocket engines).
• Knowledge / expertise, and experience in, designing of rocket engines and the theory that governs their designs.
• Previous experience using Teamcenter/NX or comparable CAD applications.
• This position will require access to US Export Controlled Information