Senior Propulsion And Thermodynamics Analysis Engineer 4

$125,750 - $196,522/Yr

United Launch Alliance - Centennial, CO

Full-time

Centennial, CO

Air Transportation

About the position

The Propulsion Analysis technical subject matter expert (SME) position at United Launch Alliance (ULA) focuses on providing propulsion fluids and thermodynamic analysis across all Vulcan Development programs. The SME will partner with the Propulsion Analysis Leader to develop and maintain analysis tools and best practices, oversee the Propulsion Analysis team, and provide technical mentoring. This role involves solving complex fluid and thermodynamic problems throughout the lifecycle of the Vulcan launch vehicle, including new development analysis and anomaly resolution for propulsion fluid systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Propulsion Analysis Leader to establish and maintain analysis tools and processes.
• Provide propulsion fluids and thermodynamic analysis across all Vulcan Development programs.
• Oversee and provide problem-solving recommendations for the Propulsion Analysis team.
• Implement analysis process improvements to reduce cost and risk, and improve vehicle performance.
• Interface with other groups such as Chief Engineering Office, Thermal Analysis, and Propulsion Design.
• Provide technical mentoring to a team of propulsion analysis engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 6 years of related work experience.
• Fluid analysis expertise and understanding of launch vehicle propulsion applications.
• Experience with launch vehicle and/or space vehicle fluids and thermodynamics analysis.
• In-depth understanding of fluids analysis capabilities and propulsion design practices.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office platforms.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Experience with engineering programming languages (Fortran, Matlab, Python, VBA, etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with all phases of launch vehicle ground and flight propulsion operations.
• Significant prior experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver(s) (Flow3D or similar).
• In-depth knowledge of propellant management (slosh) analysis of space vehicles and/or launch vehicles.
• Familiarity with boost phase environments.
• Knowledge of cryogenic first stage launch vehicle propulsion systems.
• Experience with engineering software development and multi-physics thermo-fluid simulations.

Benefits

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments