Propulsion Design Engineer

1 week ago


København, Denmark Orbex Space Full time

Orbex is looking for a Propulsion Design Engineer , in particular, those with experience in thrust chambers, gas generators, igniters & thrusters for rocketry applications.


Your role will primarily focus on the preliminary and detailed mechanical design of our propulsion systems, working with analysis to iterate and improve our designs. You will have ownership of your products end to end, designing, inspecting, testing, and iterating to get to optimised, flight-ready hardware.


The Position

The core duties and responsibilities of the Propulsion Design and Test Engineer role typically include:

  1. Design, development and AIT activities on launch vehicle propulsion systems, e.g. main stage propulsion, turbo-machinery, ignition systems and RCS implementations.
  2. Support component and integrated level testing including definition of test plans, test procedures, data analysis, and reporting.
  3. Propulsion systems physical modelling, hereunder CAD and CFD modelling in close collaboration with senior engineers.
  4. Supplier liaison and Quality Assurance work on produced propulsion system components/parts including additively manufactured parts.
  5. Assembly and operational procedures development supporting propulsion systems AIT in collaboration with propulsion systems technicians.
  6. Design and test documentation preparation and participation in design reviews.

Qualifications and Experience

  1. Minimum of a Bachelors degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or a related field.
  2. 3+ years of industry experience in propulsion development or related field.
  3. Proven aptitude for core engineering disciplines such as thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, structural analysis, etc.
  4. Experienced in full development process from requirements, detailed design, manufacture, assembly, and testing.
  5. Liquid or hybrid rocket engine propulsion design and development experience.
  6. Experience with rocket engine or turbomachinery qualification testing, operations of ground support equipment, and test data analysis.
  7. Experience with detailed mechanical design with SolidWorks, CATIA or similar CAD tool.
  8. Strong proven knowledge of manufacturing techniques commonly applied in rocket propulsion technology, specific emphasis on additive manufacturing desired.
  9. Experienced in GD&T, Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Hand Calculations.
  10. MS Office tools, full proficiency expected.
  11. Strong communication skills in both written and spoken English.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

  1. Masters degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or a related field.
  2. Designs for cryogenic fluids, including liquid oxygen.
  3. Turbo-machinery design and operations preferable.
  4. Practical, hands-on experience testing and validating designs against specific criteria.
  5. Experience with programming tools such as Matlab, Python, etc.
  6. Experience with typical rocket engine performance modeling tools (e.g. CEA, RPA, EcosimPro, etc.) would be beneficial but not essential.
  7. Experience with numerical simulation tools (e.g. ANSYS Mechanical, Fluent, Abaqus, OpenFOAM).
  8. Experience using ERP or PLM software.

Personality

You will have:

  1. Self-starter mentality with good leadership qualities.
  2. Flexible and dedicated mindset.

Location

This role is based in Copenhagen at Orbex’s Danish propulsion engineering and manufacturing site. You will be spending time both at the factory and our nearby rocket engine testing site, with occasional travel to our main factory, test and launch sites in Scotland.

Security

You must be a UK or European citizen, or from a country that is a signatory to the MTCR convention.

Benefits

  1. Extremely Competitive salary.
  2. An enhanced vacation policy.
  3. A significant equity stake in the company.
  4. Group Life Insurance policy.
  5. Relocation assistance as required.
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