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Propulsion Component Responsible Engineer

United States, Los Angeles 91800.00 - 180000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 18, 2026
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The Propulsion Component Responsible Engineer is responsible for designing, building, qualifying, acceptance testing, and delivering flight valves, actuators, mechanisms, and other mechanical systems. This role is highly hands-on and technical, with ownership from clean sheet design through development and into production of flight hardware integrated into engine and vehicle systems.

Job Responsibility

  • Fully own critical flight hardware from concept to delivery
  • Work with system owners to architect and integrate components within engine and vehicle systems
  • Perform system-level architecture, sizing, and design trades
  • Lead system design, analysis, development testing, qualification, and production introduction of mechanical systems
  • Scope vehicle-level operational methods and limits to ensure reliability and personnel safety across production and operations
  • Make risk-conscious technical decisions aligned with program posture
  • Prioritize tasks to meet top-level program and company objectives

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, physics, materials, etc.)
  • 5+ years of engineering, competition team, or applied research experience related to fluids, mechanisms, or engine systems

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, physics, materials, etc.)
  • 4+ years of experience developing hardware from concept to production
  • Proficiency in compressible/incompressible flow, thermodynamics, kinematics, mechanism design, mechanics of materials, and materials
  • Experience using CAD to design parts and assemblies
  • Strong knowledge of GD&T and stack-up analysis
  • Scripting experience (Python, Matlab, Excel, VBA, etc.)
  • Ability to execute in a scrappy, entrepreneurial manner with tight timelines
  • Professional experience using Siemens NX/Teamcenter and ANSYS
  • Willingness to travel to support hardware builds and flight tests

What we offer

  • 100% employer-paid health care
  • 401k & Retirement Plans
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Weekly Paid Office Lunches
  • End of Year Bonuses
  • Fully stocked breakrooms
  • Stock Options
  • Paid Parental Leave
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