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Owns the definition, roadmap, technical requirements, and execution transition for in-space propulsion systems. Leads proposal technical efforts, customer and supplier coordination, design reviews, trade studies, anomaly investigations, and requirements development through SRR. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, program management, and business development teams to align propulsion products with mission needs, schedules, and technical objectives. The role also supports product strategy, customer relationships, qualification, and technical risk reduction.

Supports export-control and trade compliance across contracts, programs, products, technical data, suppliers, and business activities. Reviews and negotiates export-related contract terms, performs ITAR/EAR classification and authorization assessments, conducts screening, maintains compliance records, and supports Technology Control Plans, audits, training, investigations, corrective actions, and regulatory reporting. Partners cross-functionally with Legal, Engineering, Security, IT, Supply Chain, and Operations to translate regulatory requirements into practical controls and business processes.

Lead mechanical design for chemical rocket systems: create concepts, perform hand calculations and CAD designs, conduct structural/thermal/fluid analysis, coordinate design reviews, oversee vendors and manufacturing transitions, develop assembly/test instructions, execute hands-on assembly and testing, analyze data, and drive risk mitigation and cross-functional communication.

Lead architecture, development, and operation of scalable cloud platforms for real-time rocket engine telemetry. Design high-throughput APIs, microservices, serverless systems, integrations, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines using Azure or AWS. Bridge embedded test systems with enterprise platforms, modernize legacy systems, improve observability and deployment processes, and support propulsion testing and manufacturing workflows. Serve as technical owner, manage incidents and performance, collaborate with engineering teams, and mentor software engineers.

Leads technical execution for multidisciplinary development of in-space propulsion systems, engines, and components. Manages development plans, work packages, milestones, technical risks, baselines, changes, documentation, reviews, and customer deliverables. Coordinates engineering, manufacturing, testing, supply chain, quality, suppliers, customers, and program management to align technical objectives, resources, cost, schedule, and priorities. Drives technical decisions and complex issues to resolution while providing technical leadership across aerospace hardware programs.

Lead and grow a delivery organization of program managers to turn propulsion hardware programs from concept through qualification and production. Own schedule, cost, risk, quality, and customer communications across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, test, and finance while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and contractual commitments.

Lead design, development, testing, and production support for liquid/hypergolic propulsion hardware. Own system and component design, run trade studies, support hot-fire tests, analyze data, drive root-cause fixes, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate cross-functional teams through reviews and productionization.

Own product definition and roadmap for in-space propulsion systems, lead technical proposal and requirements activities from award through SRR, coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams, support customer engagement, trade studies, anomaly investigations, and transition products into program execution.

Lead design and development of complex in-space propulsion components for hypergolic rocket engines. Own full lifecycle from concept and hand calculations to CAD, BOMs, vendor selection, testing, risk mitigation, and cross-functional integration. Mentor engineers, advise leadership on technical direction, and translate strategy into engineering requirements for hardware and systems.

Lead systems engineering for rocket engine and thruster programs: translate mission needs into requirements, develop architecture and V&V plans, manage trade studies and risks, support tests and reviews, and align customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams through delivery.