Sr. Propulsion Engineer, Casual

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As a Senior Propulsion Engineer in the Propulsion Department, you will support NASA, DoD, and NRO customers to ensure the success of high-priority missions with challenging propulsion requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a highly proactive advisory specialist, understanding issues and formulating options/recommendations, while working closely with management and team members across other offices and working groups
• Integrate with subject matter experts and stakeholders
• Develop periodic status reports and presentations
• Develop special reports/discussions of findings, issues, conclusions, recommendations, and risk assessments
• Perform other duties for the customer as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree or advanced degree in engineering, science, or another related STEM discipline
• 12 or more years of increasingly responsible professional experience, including experience in spacecraft propulsion system analysis and engineering
• Ability to effectively utilize oral and written communication to express technical concepts and recommendations to personnel at all technical and managerial levels
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
• Demonstrated technical capability in programmatic assessments
• This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
• Position may require occasional travel, approx. 15%
• Advanced degree or advanced degree in engineering, science, or another related STEM discipline
• 20 or more years of increasingly responsible experience with spaceflight propulsion systems