CesiumAstro
Senior Valve Design Engineer I
$118K–$142K
El Segundo, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of industry experience in aerospace propulsion systems or related areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs and tests valves for aerospace vehicle systems, owning subsystem requirements and integration while supporting flight-ready hardware.
What you'll do
- Design and develop pneumoactuated, electropneumatic, and electrohydraulic valves, including check valves, throttles, and regulators.
- Define requirements, make architecture trades, integrate subsystems, and produce technical documentation.
- Perform CFD/FEA analyses and develop test programs to evaluate and optimize valve performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on proficiency in CAD tools (Siemens NX, SolidWorks).
- Strong expertise in Ansys CFX, Fluent, and Mechanical for simulation and analysis.
- Demonstrated expertise in structural or mechanical design for flight hardware and experience in early-stage vehicle architecture and design trades.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Prior experience designing cryogenic valves for rocket systems; practical test bench setup and performance diagnostics are also preferred.
Pay
USD 118,000–142,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Ansys CFX, Fluent, Mechanical
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