Voyager Technologies
Senior Propulsion Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States - Experience
- 8 years with a bachelor’s degree, or 6 years of related experience with a master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or similar Engineering; or a Master’s degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) and eligible to obtain required export authorizations.
About the job
Designs, integrates, tests, and operates spacecraft and lunar-lander propulsion systems, supporting development through mission operations.
What you'll do
- Lead propulsion-system design, integration, testing, and operations, coordinating with program management, systems engineering, and other subsystems.
- Design hypergolic propulsion components and systems; support suppliers through specifications, manufacturing reviews, and requirements verification.
- Develop assembly and mission-operations procedures and support cleanroom integration, safety reviews, and testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or similar Engineering with 8 years of spacecraft propulsion experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience.
- Knowledge of propulsion-system architecture, practices, components, and suppliers.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate a technical team of 3 or more engineers on a multi-year project.
- Component specification, vendor management, and requirements verification experience; ability to drive engineering design and verification rigor.
Nice to have
- Senior-level experience with hypergolic propulsion systems.
- Experience with Thermal Desktop or Amesim for propulsion-system trade studies.
Tools
Thermal Desktop, Amesim
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