Senior Propulsion Engineer  

Location: Inverness/ Forres

Travel: Occasional within Europe

Salary: Competitive/ Negotiable with equity options and relocation assistance    

Start date: March / ASAP 2019

Orbex is a new European space launch company with backing from several of Europe’s largest venture capital investors.

We are recruiting a forward-thinking senior propulsion design engineer for an exciting spaceflight development role based in Forres/ Inverness at its new Engineering and Manufacturing centre.

We are seeking a motivated, highly experienced rocket engine fluid systems design engineer to work on propulsion systems for an orbital space launch vehicle. You will have the opportunity to become an integral part of a senior team of highly dedicated engineers working to develop and implement an entirely novel propulsion system.

You will probably be a highly experienced aerospace propulsion engineer, working in a slow-moving environment that rarely gives you a chance to see your work in action. You will be eager for a fast-paced opportunity that offers exceptional freedom and responsibility, as well as the chance to create a critical component on a European space launch vehicle.

We expect you to be technically well-founded within the propulsion field and your qualifications/experience base will likely contain several of these points:

Design, analysis, optimization and testing of fluid systems for bi-prop and cold-gas propulsion systems.

Engine-TPA cycle design and optimization.

Propulsion and tank system modelization and software model development

Two–phase injection optimization

Combustion processes analysis and modelling

Iso-valve characteristics design and development/selection

Microgravity fluid management systems design.

Low-pressure fluid transfer systems design.

Testing / qualification programme development and execution

Technical support of operational campaigns

Systems engineering

Design documentation production

Required Experience

Essential

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field

Bi-prop rocket engine propulsion experience, pressure fed and closed cycle systems preferable

Cryogenic propellants, materials compatibility and sealing technology

Turbomachinery operations knowledge and cryogenic experience preferable

Designs for cryogenic fluids, including liquid oxygen.

Fluid system software experience, preferably EcosimPro

CAD / CFD experience, Solidworks / Ansys preferred

Additive manufacturing experience

Bi-prop/turbomachinery ground testing and qualification including ground support equipment and test facility design

Desirable

4-8 years of rocket engine, fluid systems and/or turbomachinery hardware development experience

Fluency in use of CAD / CFD techniques to model and analyse fluid systems

Strong communication skills

A flexible and dedicated mindset

We are looking for an experienced candidate who can demonstrate he / she get things done with a pragmatic attitude and reliable results. Your track record will be important.

For the right candidate they offer a benefits package that includes the opportunity to earn an equity stake in the company plus relocation assistance where appropriate. 

You must be a European citizen, from a country that is a signatory to the MTCR convention.

You may be required to undergo security screening.

If this role interests you please send your profile to recruitment@orbex.space