Cowboy Space
Fluids Engineer - Vehicle Valves, Ducts, & Small Tubing
$130K–$195K
Kent, Washington · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Basic qualifications require U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency (current Green Card holder), or lawful admission as a refugee or grant of asylum. ITAR section states applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Owns fluid-system hardware for rocket engines and vehicles from concept through design, analysis, testing, integration, and flight.
What you'll do
- Design and integrate valves, fluid routing, and storage hardware, balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
- Analyze and validate fluid systems; define qualification and acceptance tests and resolve hardware anomalies.
- Maintain engineering models, drawings, specifications, and release documentation; support manufacturing and vehicle operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years designing fluid-system hardware for flight vehicles or high-performance hardware.
- Experience taking hardware from concept through build, integration, and test; experience with fluid-system analysis.
- Proficiency with CAD (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or Creo) and engineering drawings to ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
Nice to have
- 10+ years designing fluid-system hardware for flight vehicles or high-performance hardware.
- Experience with rocket propulsion fluid systems, valve design or qualification, cryogenic fluids, relevant standards, or hands-on prototyping and testing.
Pay
USD 130,000 – USD 195,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, ASME Y14.5 GD&T, AIAA S-080/S-081, ASME BPVC, SAE
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