Sr. Propulsion Systems Engineer

Blue Canyon Technologies • Lafayette, CO

1d • $108,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, develops small spacecraft components and bus platforms for missions from very-low Earth orbit to lunar and interplanetary destinations. The Sr. Propulsion Systems Engineer develops and maintains propulsion subsystem designs, budgets, requirements, analyses, and verification approaches. The role oversees propulsion component and subsystem development, qualification, and verification, and supports customer and vendor exchanges, program reviews, proposals, and subcontract management. It may include personnel management responsibilities.

This is a full-time, on-site position in Lafayette, Colorado. The role operates in a professional office environment within a manufacturing company and uses standard office equipment. The listed salary range is $108,000–$165,000, with the final salary based on factors including the applicant's qualifications, internal equity, and market data.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering or science discipline, or equivalent; related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Experience with all phases of the program life cycle, including business development, mission formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and on-orbit operations.
• System design experience balancing performance, cost, power, emerging technologies, and other factors.
• Ability to perform trade studies and parametric analyses.
• Ability to develop procurement documents, including specifications and statements of work, and manage subcontracts.
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work rapidly with some supervision on projects involving small and large engineering teams.
• Experience and skills in project definition, simulation, implementation, and laboratory integration and test.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment emphasizing rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain spacecraft delta-v and/or propellant budgets based on mission-level requirements.
• Create or confirm propulsion subsystem designs.
• Develop and manage propulsion subsystem and component requirements and verification techniques.
• Develop tools for propulsion subsystem performance analyses.
• Oversee propulsion component and/or subsystem development, design, qualification, and verification efforts.
• Develop interface specifications, CONOPS definitions, subsystem description documents, and other propulsion subsystem design documents.
• Author and manage propulsion hardware vendor specifications, requests for information, and statements of work.
• Assist with customer meetings and facilitate technical exchanges with customers and vendors.
• Assist with proposals and facilitate technical exchanges with the engineering team.
• Manage subcontract vendors to ensure high-quality, timely product delivery.
• Support program design reviews.
• Collaborate with technical program leads across diverse areas of expertise.
• Support allocation of driving requirements, including cost and technical requirements.
• Support key cost and technical trades.
• May have personnel management responsibilities.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) with a 4% employer match when the employee contributes at least 5%.
• Three weeks of vacation, three floating holidays, two weeks of sick time, and seven paid holidays per year.
• Parental leave.

What This Job Offers

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