Propulsion Engineer

iRocket (Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc.) is pioneering fully autonomous, fully reusable small launch vehicles to enable responsive, lower?cost access to space. We combine advanced propulsion, reuse, and sustainable propellant technologies to push the frontier of commercial space.

The Role

• Support design, development, and testing of propulsion systems (e.g., liquid rocket engines, pressure?fed or pump?fed systems, component?level systems)
• Participate in test campaigns, including planning, instrumentation, execution, and post?test analysis
• Develop and maintain test procedures, control sequences, and configuration files for propulsion testing
• Troubleshoot issues in propulsion subsystems (fluid, mechanical, thermal) during testing and integration
• Collaborate with cross?functional teams (mechanical, thermal, controls, electronics, systems) to ensure subsystem integration
• Perform calculations and simulations to support sizing, performance prediction, and optimization
• Support Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Failure Review Boards, and design reviews
• Implement continuous improvements to increase test efficiency, safety, and reliability
• Analyze test data, generate reports, and identify corrective actions

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Benefits

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