Senior Propulsion Analyst (Fluids)

Impulse Space • Redondo Beach, CA

80d • $135,000 - $185,000

About The Position

As a Senior Propulsion Analyst (Fluids) at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to analyze and create clean sheet designs of spacecraft propulsion fluids systems and components.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a comparable field.
• 4+ years of demonstrated experience with fluid/thermal analysis on liquid propellant rocket engines, rocket stages, spacecraft or similar high-performance systems.
• 4+ years of professional experience in fluid analysis with commercial software (e.g. Fluent, CFX, SINDA/FLUINT,) and hand-calc methods.
• Basic experience with 3D CAD software (NX preferred).

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a comparable field.
• Experience working in fast-paced, startup environment.
• Strong fundamentals in compressible & incompressible fluid mechanics and heat-transfer, including hand calculation methods.
• Advanced proficiency with a commercial CFD tool through all stages of the workflow (geometry prep, mesh generation, setup, convergence, post-processing).
• Familiarity with ANSYS CFX, ANSYS Fluent, and/or Star-CCM+.
• Familiarity with multi-phase fluid modeling and acceleration dominated fluid dynamics.
• Experience with anchoring CFD analysis to test or flight data.
• Experience with waterhammer and fluid network modeling (SINDA/FLUINT or other similar tools).
• Programming experience for creating analysis tools or performing hand-calcs. Python preferred. Matlab or other high-level languages acceptable.
• Experience in root-cause analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document fluids and thermal analyses of liquid propellant rocket engine, tanks and feed systems.
• Size propellant management devices (PMDs), baffles and/or screens with industry standard equations and techniques.
• Perform CFD analysis of internal flow geometries.
• Perform analysis of propellant tank phenomenon including: zero- and micro-gravity fluid management, propellant slosh and propellant mass gauging.
• Assist with validation testing of internal tank propellant management devices (baffles, AVDs, bubble point screens, etc).
• Ensure model predictions are grounded through a practical hands-on approach.
• Contribute to developing analysis processes and tools to be used company wide. Achieve buy-in with key stakeholders and provide training for general use.
• Provide professional development, mentorship, and technical guidance to peers.

Benefits

• Base salary of $135,000 - $185,000 / year.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options.
• Access to medical, vision & dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees