Responsibilities

As a Fluids Engineer, you will own a critical fluid system from concept through flight. Depending on your background and team priorities, your assignment will be on Propulsion fluid design (main propulsion valves, throttling valves, Engine fluid routing and manifolding, etc), Vehicle propulsion feed systems (prevalves, propellant feedlines, etc), Vehicle tank pressure controls (vent valves, repress system, etc), or vehicle pneumatic systems (inert gas valves, regulators, fluid routing, and storage for actuation and control). This is a hands-on role at the center of propulsion and vehicle hardware development. You will work closely with propulsion, structures, thermal, avionics, manufacturing, and test operations to design integrated systems, build hardware, and validate through test. You’ll be expected to move quickly, iterate often, and take full ownership of fluid hardware that directly impacts mission success.
Own your fluid subsystem from concept through design, analysis, test, and flight.
Drive fluid component and system designs for minimum mass while meeting pressure drop, proof, burst, leakage, cycle-life, and operating-life requirements across ground, ascent, and on-orbit environments.
Design valves, fluid routing architectures, and fluid storage hardware for propellant, pneumatic, and thermal fluid service on rocket engines and vehicle fluid systems
Balance performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule in every design decision.
Perform analysis — hand calculations, FEA, tolerance stack-ups — and validate predictions with test and flight data
Own fluid subsystem layout and integration, ensuring compatibility across propulsion, thermal, and pneumatic systems.
Define and execute qualification and acceptance test campaigns (proof, burst, leak, flow, cycle life, vibration); author procedures, acceptance criteria, and anomaly dispositions.
Develop and maintain engineering drawings, models, specifications, interface control documents, and release documentation.
Work directly on the factory floor with manufacturing and technicians to iterate quickly and resolve build issues in real time.
Troubleshoot hardware anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and implement design improvements.
Support engine and vehicle integration, hot-fire and fill/drain operations, ground system interfaces, post-test inspection, and refurbishment planning.

Fluids Engineer - Vehicle Valves, Ducts, & Small Tubing at Cowboyspace · LumiJobs

Fluids Engineer - Vehicle Valves, Ducts, & Small Tubing

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Preferred

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Cowboyspace

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