Propulsion Systems Engineer, Mid-Career and Senior

Boeing • Orlando, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Space, Intelligence & Weapons Systems (SI&WS) is hiring mid-career and senior Propulsion Systems Engineers with fluid systems expertise for its Experimental Systems Group (ESG) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. ESG supports government customers across multiple technology domains in a fast-paced, agile development environment. Its portfolio includes advanced platforms and technologies such as the X-37B reusable spaceplane.

The engineer will define, verify, and validate propulsion component requirements; design components and support qualification testing; manage interfaces, risks, and supplier work; and help resolve component issues throughout development and operations. The role supports refurbishment, integration and test, launch, and recovery activities, as well as supplier coordination, technical reviews, procurement planning, and compliance with technical, customer, and regulatory requirements.

This position is 100% onsite at Kennedy Space Center and follows Boeing’s 9/80 schedule rotation, with nine-hour shifts on eight days per biweekly pay period and every other Friday off. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is required. Relocation is available based on candidate eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualification.
• Mid-career Level 3: typically 5 or more years of related work experience.
• Experience in rocket propulsion.
• Experience with propulsion system components, interfaces, and their design or integration variables within aerospace vehicles.
• Experience in systems design, systems analysis, or systems integration.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 10%.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
• Ability to meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Successful completion of the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Senior Level 4: typically 9 or more years of related work experience.
• Experience working on propulsion systems, including cryogenic and pneumatic delivery systems.
• Experience in space, launch vehicle, or aircraft programs.
• Experience in NASA space programs or a related space or defense program.
• Knowledge of fluid systems.

Responsibilities

• Define, verify, and validate requirements for propulsion system components used in vehicle cryogenic fuel, oxidizer, bi-propellant, monopropellant, pneumatic, hydraulic, or pyrotechnic systems.
• Support definition, coordination, and control of functional and physical interfaces between propulsion system components.
• Design propulsion components to meet subsystem design and performance criteria and support sound technical decision-making.
• Support definition and performance of propulsion component qualification and certification testing.
• Lead or support engineers and technicians during hazardous and non-hazardous refurbishment, integration and test, launch, and recovery operations.
• Evaluate fielded components for continued reliability and airworthiness.
• Lead or support identification and management of propulsion risks, issues, and opportunities; develop mitigation and capture plans, cost and schedule impact estimates, update the risk tracking system, and communicate with the propulsion RIO Control Board.
• Develop and maintain Supplier Statements of Work for vehicle component development.
• Ensure technical, customer, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Support Program and Supplier Management in developing and following material procurement plans.
• Conduct component failure investigations and close non-conformances through Material Review Board and other internal and customer boards, coordinating with subject matter experts and integrated product team members as needed.
• Host technical interchange meetings and component reviews, including supplier requirements, preliminary and critical design, acceptance, test readiness, and production readiness reviews.
• Review supplier data requirement list items and engineering drawings for design and requirement compliance.
• Coordinate work scope with other engineers.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level