Senior Propulsion Analyst (Fluids)

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.

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

Minimum Qualifications

• 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)