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Lead technical owner for solid rocket motor product development and deployment. Direct multidisciplinary teams through design, analysis, testing, qualification, and production-readiness. Establish product architecture, drive trade studies, manage risk mitigation and test campaigns, oversee data reduction and correlation, and support customer technical exchanges to ensure performance, safety, and manufacturability.

Design, fabricate, and test prototype solid rocket motor hardware and manufacturing processes. Lead cross-functional communication, develop CAD models and drawings, create test plans, analyze test data, investigate failures, and manage schedules and documentation.

Design, build, and operate high-pressure and cryogenic fluid and mechanical test systems for rocket engine testing. Generate P&IDs, CAD models, work instructions, and system documentation. Perform fluid flow, piping flexibility, and structural (FEA) analyses; source components; manage projects; support test operations and data evaluation; and participate in design reviews.

The Propulsion Engineer II design spacecraft propulsion systems, perform modifications, derive requirements, and support testing and integration of components, overseeing projects from concept to production.

Lead manufacturing process development for high-reliability fluid and electro-mechanical aerospace systems. Drive design-for-manufacturing, process planning, BOMs, tooling, work instructions, prototype builds, test procedures, AI&T support, and continuous improvement for scalable production.

Lead development and scale manufacturing processes for aerospace and defense hardware. Own process planning, BOMs, routings, tooling, work instructions, test procedures, and manufacturing readiness. Drive continuous improvement, support prototype builds, and collaborate with design, quality, and production to ensure scalable, high-reliability manufacturing.

Lead turbopump/turbomachinery technology development across multiple engine platforms. Perform conceptual design, trade studies, preliminary and detailed design, and analysis. Collaborate with design teams to produce manufacturable, flight-ready systems, support engine testing, and troubleshoot performance and reliability issues.

Lead design, integration, commissioning, and sustainment of propulsion test stands, GSE, fluid-mechanical and electrical/controls systems. Own instrumentation/DAQ, run static-fire campaigns, perform hazard and risk assessments, obtain permits, and provide hands-on troubleshooting and cross-functional test leadership at remote test sites.

Lead conceptual and preliminary turbomachinery design as an SME, perform design trades and analyses, collaborate on manufacturable, flight-ready designs, support engine test and development, and troubleshoot performance and reliability issues for existing turbopumps.

Lead clean-sheet liquid rocket engine design, system integration, and prototype test/validation. Mentor engineers, derive requirements, write assembly/work instructions, and iterate designs to meet performance, manufacturability, and qualification goals through to production readiness.