Propulsion Analyst (Fluids)Department: Propulsion
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Compensation: $100,000 - $150,000 / year
DescriptionAs a
Propulsion Analyst at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to analyze a variety of spacecraft propulsion fluids systems and components.
Responsibilities- Perform analysis of propulsion related subsystems for liquid rockets - including but not limited to propellant, pressurization, and feed systems
- Develop, validate, and maintain analytical models for performance prediction, trend identification, and requirements verification
- Design tests and process data to validate models and set system requirements
- Create workflows to automate data processing and review
- Interface with propulsion designers, test engineers, GNC, structures, and integration to translate engineering questions into analytical tasks
Minimum Qualifications- 1+ year of demonstrated experience with fluids network modeling analysis with commercial software (e.g. SINDA/FLUINT, GFSSP)
- Demonstrated analytical capability - coursework, research, internships, or professional experience involving modeling, data analysis, or simulation
- Strong fundamentals in compressible & incompressible fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat-transfer, including hand calculation methods
- Proficiency in scripting languages for analysis and data processing (Python or other)
- Ability to communicate complex results clearly to technical and cross-functional stakeholders
Preferred Skills and Experience- 3+ years of demonstrated experience performing data analysis, model development, or numerical simulation for liquid rocket systems
- Familiarity with multi-phase fluid modeling and acceleration dominated fluid dynamics
- Familiarity with Thermal Desktop and/or ANSYS Workbench
- Familiarity with ANSYS CFX, ANSYS Fluent, and/or Star-CCM+
- Advanced proficiency with a commercial CFD tool through all stages of the workflow (geometry prep, mesh generation, setup, convergence, post-processing)
- Familiarity with Python libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly, Jupyter)
- Proficiency building automated data analysis workflows or reporting tools
Additional Requirements:- Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
Additional Information:Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the
form of stock options, and access to
medical, vision & dental coverage as well as
access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
