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Chief Propulsion Engineer
Huntsville, Alabama, 35816, United States On-site
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TypeFull-time
Work settingOn-site
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About the role
This position will require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required depending on program needs.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of propulsion engineering experience.
- Experience developing missile propulsion systems.
- Expertise in solid rocket motors, ramjets, ducted rockets, air‑breathing propulsion, or hypersonic propulsion.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of combustion, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, structural mechanics, and propellant chemistry.
- Experience with propulsion qualification testing and flight testing.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Integrated rocket‑ramjet experience.
- Hypersonic weapon development.
- Insensitive munitions requirements.
- Energetic materials expertise.