True Anomaly
Staff Propulsion Analyst, Engine Performance
$185K–$280K
Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 12+ years of professional experience in liquid rocket engine or thruster analysis; advanced degrees count toward years of experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Build and validate high-fidelity propulsion models and analysis methods to guide liquid rocket engine and thruster design, performance, and reliability from concept through testing.
What you'll do
- Develop engine cycle models, injector sizing analyses, combustion stability assessments, CFD analyses, and thermal-fluid models.
- Validate models against hot-fire test data and provide design guidance to thruster engineers and suppliers.
- Build analysis tools and practices, mature analysis plans alongside hardware development, and mentor propulsion team members.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
- 12+ years of professional experience in liquid rocket engine or thruster analysis.
- Hands-on experience with integrated 1D engine cycle modeling, injector design and sizing, combustion instability analysis, 2-phase fluid modeling, and regenerative cooling analysis.
- U.S. Citizen, eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with an analysis focus; advanced degrees count toward years of experience.
- Experience with propulsion analysis tools, combustion CFD, Python or MATLAB, thruster test campaigns, or startup environments.
Pay
$185,000 to $280,000 USD base salary
Tools
ROCETS, Sinda/Fluint, GFSSP, Ansys Fluent, Reacting Flow, Thermal Desktop, Flow-3D, Python
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