14h ago

Electric Propulsion Engineer

Los Angeles, CA

$100k-$121k / year

full-timejunioraerospace

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll design and integrate electric propulsion systems for commercial satellite buses at a fast-growing aerospace startup. You'll own propulsion architecture from clean-sheet design through test, directly impacting the performance and manufacturability of our spacecraft platforms.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Design electric propulsion system architecture and manage budgets
  • Develop integration and test procedures for manufacturing
  • Conduct trade studies and manage supplier relationships
  • Perform qualification and acceptance testing including environmental tests

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • U.S. Person status required for export control
  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering
  • 0-2 years of propulsion design and test experience
  • Experience with pressurized systems handling and testing

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in aerospace engineering
  • Experience leading electric propulsion hot-fire test campaigns
  • Experience with leak, burst, proof test facilities

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Comprehensive PTO starting at 15 days vacation, growing to 20+ days annually plus 10 holidays
  • ๐Ÿฅ Best-in-class healthcare 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision for you and dependents
  • ๐Ÿ’ต Equity receive shares in the company
  • ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks
  • ๐Ÿ‘ถ 8 weeks paid parental leave plus childcare reimbursement for work travel

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Phone Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Phone Interviewยท 45 min
  3. 3Onsite Interview Loopยท 4 hours
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