Launch Vehicle Propulsion Project Engineer

$100,800 - $168,700/Yr

ManTech - Centennial, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Centennial, CO

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Project Engineer specializing in Launch Vehicle Propulsion at ManTech plays a crucial role in supporting the United States Space Force's mission to ensure assured access to space. This position involves providing systems engineering expertise related to launch vehicle manufacturing, mission assurance, and operations, particularly for the existing United Launch Alliance fleet and new entrants like SpaceX and Blue Origin. The engineer will be responsible for coordinating engineering reviews, risk assessments, and technical recommendations, while also preparing for launch operations and collaborating with various stakeholders in the aerospace sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide LV systems engineering expertise at Denver, CO offices.
• Plan, coordinate, participate, and lead Engineering Review Boards.
• Prepare status and readiness review packages including risk recommendations and mitigations.
• Review and analyze launch vehicle propulsion system design, manufacturing, test, & launch data.
• Produce integrated technical assessments on design, test, manufacturing, and operations.
• Support acquisition functions: requirements, RFPs, source selection, data submittals, award fees.
• Perform systems engineering functions such as requirements definition, design review, test review, pedigree, hardware acceptance, verification, operations, and post-flight analyses.
• Prepare Customer team for, and directly support, rehearsals and launch operations, including the anomaly resolution process.
• Perform technical and engineering data management, such as data mining and reporting.
• Collaborate with Aerospace Corporation, Launch Vehicle Contractors (LVCs), Launch Sites, production factories.
• Prepare weekly and other written evaluations and reports of a technical nature.
• Serve as authority in LV GSE systems; support USSF customers in the preparation for and execution of Chief Engineer briefings, Weekly Status Reviews, and other SSC processes.
• Execute customer process improvement initiatives on behalf of the ULA product line.
• Serve as authority in LV Mission Assurance processes system design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or STEM field.
• Minimum of 12 years systems engineering, technical program management, or other related experience with at least 3 years of AATS, Launch/Range, DoD, NASA or industry equivalent launch or space systems project engineering experience.
• Knowledge/experience with LV systems (solid rockets motors, liquid propellant rocket engines and systems, ordnance, hydraulics, in-flight avionics, LV ground support equipment, LV structures, composite materials, etc.).
• Knowledge of USAF and NASA launch and range systems and operations.
• Experience with LV design, processing, integration, testing, launch and anomaly resolution.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of Atlas, Delta and/or Vulcan system design, manufacture, test, and operations preferred.
• Experience with USSF, NRO, NASA, and LV Contractors and subcontractors preferred.
• Ability to assess design drawings, processes, and procedures of propulsion systems.
• Ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams during design, test, and evolution.
• Ability to perform design reviews, pre- and post-test reviews, procedures reviews, failure analysis.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with the USAF, USSF, NASA, NRO, LVCs, and Aerospace Corp.
• Ability to work effectively with Los Angeles AFB (SMC) Launch Enterprise.
• Ability to (learn how to and) operate DOL data systems and provide training to customers and colleagues to support polling, status reporting, and anomaly resolution.
• Ability giving written and verbal presentations and reports to senior engineers and management.
• Experience with agile software products, such as Jira/Confluence, highly desired.

Benefits

• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off