Castelion
Senior Propulsion Engineer (Rocket Motors)
Rio Rancho, NM +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If the role requires access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government resources, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining required security clearance or government authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Designs, builds, analyzes, and tests solid rocket motor systems and related hardware for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles, from concept through flight testing.
What you'll do
- Design propulsion hardware and perform ballistics, thermal, and structural analyses.
- Plan and execute static-fire, qualification, and flight-test activities; analyze results and investigate failures.
- Integrate propulsion systems with multidisciplinary teams and improve performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of rocket propulsion design, analysis, and testing for aerospace or defense applications.
- Strong solid rocket motor design background, including internal ballistics, grain design, and nozzle performance; propulsion testing experience.
- Proficiency in analysis and modeling tools such as MATLAB or ANSYS, and experience building, integrating, and troubleshooting hardware in a lab or test environment.
Tools
MATLAB, ANSYS
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