Senior Propulsion Analyst (Fluids)

Description

As a Senior Propulsion Analyst (Fluids) at Impulse , your core responsibility will be to analyze and create clean sheet designs of spacecraft propulsion fluids systems and components.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document fluids and thermal analyses of liquid propellant rocket engine, tanks and feed systems.
• Size propellant management devices (PMDs), baffles and / or screens with industry standard equations and techniques
• Perform CFD analysis of internal flow geometries
• Perform analysis of propellant tank phenomenon including : zero- and micro-gravity fluid management, propellant slosh and propellant mass gauging
• Assist with validation testing of internal tank propellant management devices (baffles, AVDs, bubble point screens, etc)
• Ensure model predictions are grounded through a practical hands-on approach
• Contribute to developing analysis processes and tools to be used company wide.  Achieve buy-in with key stakeholders and provide training for general use
• Provide professional development, mentorship, and technical guidance to peers

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Additional Requirements :

Additional Information :

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here .

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.