Staff Engineer – Propulsion

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Propulsion Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and fielding of a next‑generation autonomous aircraft system. The role balances technical rigor, rapid decision‑making, and hands‑on engineering to transition concepts into operational capability.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the Responsible Engineer for assigned propulsion hardware from requirements through procurement, build, test, flight, and operational deployment.
• Own engine performance and integration activities, including requirements, interfaces, operability, transient behavior, performance margins, and vehicle‑level impacts.
• Lead technical design reviews, supplier engagements, and hardware procurement while ensuring propulsion hardware meets performance, thermal, structural, reliability, and mission requirements.
• Plan and execute propulsion testing, including instrumentation, procedures, data acquisition, performance validation, and test‑to‑flight readiness.
• Analyze ground and flight data to understand engine behavior, quantify margin, identify anomalies, and drive design, control, or operational improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in aerospace propulsion development, integration, test, or flight operations with ownership of complex hardware.
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, compressible flow, and gas‑turbine engine performance.
• Hands‑on experience with propulsion hardware integration, instrumentation, testing, flight support, and failure investigations.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance.

Required skills

• Python (or similar) for engineering analysis and data reduction.
• GFSSP, REFPROP, ANSYS, FEA, CFD.
• Siemens NX and Teamcenter.