Fluid Systems Engineer

Orbit Fab is seeking a fluid systems engineer to lead the development of key enabling technologies for in-orbit refueling. This includes designing fluidic interface components and efficient fluid systems for propellant delivery. The engineer will be responsible for supporting early phase and bid work, as well as later phase development, integration, and testing. The ideal candidate will have experience in space propulsion and related fields, with a hardware-centric approach to delivering projects on time and within budget.

• Lead the development of fluid components in house and with partners / suppliers
• Define fluid system architectures on major UK and European refuelling missions
• Establish preliminary fluid and propulsion system designs and analysis
• Support BD activities from an engineering perspective
• Manage and maintain development schedules, systems requirements, and design budgets
• Guide systems engineering processes and facilitate technical trades across the system
• Support technical decision-making processes and development
• Support technical reviews
• Plan and implement simulations and test campaigns to verify subsystem and components performance and requirements compliance
• Identify technical issues and proactively implement resolutions to mitigate schedule and cost impacts
• Identify vendors and oversee component selection
• Provide technical mentorship to team members and monitor technical integrity of all team member contributions
• Support the writing of proposals and early phase study documentation

• Experience taking fluid/propulsion components or subsystems from specification and concept phase through prototyping, detailed design, and AIT.
• Demonstrated collaboration with space systems engineering teams.
• Experience with generation of verification and validation plans as well as executing qualification campaigns.
• Deep knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Propulsion and fluid systems design and development
• Fluid components design and development
• Fluidic system analysis
• Propulsion system MAIT
• Space systems engineering.
• Experience defining customer needs and crafting proposals and early phase study documentation.

• Wide ranging opportunities to have a demonstrable impact and enable a bustling in-space economy
• Lead the development of fluid components in-house and with partners/suppliers
• Define fluid system architectures on major UK and European refueling missions
• Support business development activities from an engineering perspective
• Manage and maintain development schedules, systems requirements, and design budgets
• Guide systems engineering processes and facilitate technical trades across the system
• Support technical decision-making processes and development
• Plan and implement simulations and test campaigns to verify subsystem and component performance and requirements compliance
• Identify technical issues and proactively implement resolutions to mitigate schedule and cost impacts
• Identify vendors and oversee component selection
• Provide technical mentorship to team members and monitor technical integrity of all team member contributions
• Support the writing of proposals and early phase study documentation
• Opportunity to work on cradle to grave component and subsystem development
• Opportunity to work with fluidic analysis tools
• Understanding of the spacecraft component supply chain
• Experience with both low and high budget space system development
• Opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Range of benefits to be discussed during the interview process
• Convenient location at Harwell Campus with access to the space industry and nearby cities like Oxford and London.