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The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity, and this role focuses on the technical oversight of secondary components for Huracan, their lunar lander main engine. As Propulsion Engineer - Huracan Components, you will own the complete lifecycle of assigned components—from concept through qualification—ensuring they are technically mature, tested, qualified, and ready for integration and operations.
You will provide hands-on technical support across component design and industrialization, including trade-off analysis, interface definition, CAD and drawing reviews, design-for-manufacture and assembly guidance, and resolution of technical issues during build and integration. You will define and maintain the technical baseline for each component, covering requirements, interfaces, standards, verification approaches, acceptance criteria, configuration, and open technical points.
A core responsibility is maintaining a system-level view of component interfaces and constraints across mechanical, fluidic, thermal, electrical, command, sensing, cleanliness, materials compatibility, safety, operations, and integration aspects. You will define and drive development, qualification, acceptance, and integration test strategies—including test objectives, setups, instrumentation, procedures, readiness reviews, execution, data analysis, and closure of findings.
You will review test results and supplier evidence to confirm performance, robustness, lifetime, environmental, interface, safety, production-repeatability, and other applicable requirements are met. You will lead the technical interface with suppliers, manufacturing partners, special-process providers, and test houses, reviewing deliverables, drawings, analyses, procedures, inspection evidence, deviations, non-conformances, and test packages.
Additionally, you will identify, communicate, and manage technical risks, anomalies, and corrective actions, and support Huracan MAIT/AIT, integration, testing, and operations preparation through readiness reviews, procedure reviews, test execution, troubleshooting, and data assessment.
The role requires working across multiple disciplines—systems engineering, subsystems, avionics, program management, procurement, quality, supplier quality, AIT/MAIT, test, materials and processes, safety, and operations—to ensure component success within the broader spacecraft mission.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Engineering background in aerospace, mechanical, propulsion, fluids, electrical, instrumentation, or related discipline, with experience in spacecraft, launch vehicles, industrial systems, or other safety-critical hardware
- Experience designing and developing hardware, including CAD, drawings, design reviews, manufacturing, assembly, integration, materials, tolerances, and applicable standards
- Experience managing the technical follow-up of suppliers and manufacturing partners through development, testing, qualification, delivery, integration, and anomaly resolution
- Practical knowledge of component requirements, interfaces, verification, qualification, acceptance testing, failure modes, root-cause investigation, and component- or system-level test campaigns
- Experience supporting AIT or equivalent integration and test activities, and ability to assess robustness of designs, manufacturing processes, test approaches, and supplier evidence
- Familiarity with applicable component standards, design practices, drawings, tolerances, materials, manufacturing processes, and aerospace or industrial standards
- Ability to work across disciplines, maintain ownership of technical topics, and communicate effectively with engineering, procurement, quality, MAIT/AIT, test, program, suppliers, manufacturing partners, and operations
- Fluency in English; French and/or German advantageous
