RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Propulsion System Engineer

San Antonio, Texas

Employer: SWRI
Industry: 
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
  • Design, analysis, and testing for fluid, thermal, and machinery projects.
  • Technical areas include propulsion and power energy systems with a focus on liquid propulsion applications for space launch vehicles, lander vehicles, satellites and orbiters.
  • Contribute to projects for actual flight systems and ground support equipment as well as projects that deal with storable and cryogenic fluids.
  • Contribute to projects that range from multiple g's to zero g's.
  • Solve challenges on components and/or systems that span between the pressurant tanks, through pressurization systems, into the propellant tanks, down the feedlines, and out the engine nozzles.
  • Work on diverse and flexible teams with our experts in feedline and pogo instability, slosh dynamics and control, microgravity propellant management, thermal management, and pressurization modeling.
  • Prepare technical reports, papers, proposals, and presentations to support client deliverables, technical professional organizations and SwRI business development.
  • We empower each other towards research areas of interest and career growth.

  • Perform design and analysis tasks for fluid, thermal, and machinery projects using engineering software, in-house analytical toolsets, and existing knowledge from engineering standards, technical literature, and industry techniques
  • Provide experimental test support for both component-level and system-level testing of propulsion and energy machinery
  • Perform engineering and scientific research to support projects and advance the state-of-the-art.
  • Interpret and present findings and results to project team and clients in a concise and clear way.
  • Provide support to more than one project in a flexible and diverse team environment.
  • Have and demonstrate a firm grasp of engineering and scientific disciplines and applied first principles.
  • Learn new technical skills to complete project work.
  • Occasionally assist other Machinery Department programs in related application areas, including air-breathing propulsion, oil & gas, combustion, renewable energies, and power generation.

  • Requires a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering degree with relevant experience.
  • 2-10 years: Conduct fluid, thermal, and mechanical analyses using various software, such as flow network, computational fluid dynamics, or mechanical analysis solvers. Firm understanding of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, aerodynamics, mechanics, materials, and/or heat transfer.
  • 2-10 years: Design or analysis experience in space or launch vehicle propulsion systems. Experience and interest in the following other applications is desired, but not required: cryogenic fluids; microgravity fluids; guidance, navigation and control (GNC), mechanical design and fabrication.
  • 2-10 years: Experimental test experience of fluid and thermal systems; including, designing, building, commissioning, operating, and analyzing data.
  • MS or PhD degrees in engineering are preferred, but not required. Other skillsets desired, but not required: Computational programing/scripting (Matlab/Python); LabVIEW, PID control, and data acquisition; SolidWorks; ANSYS products.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required
Created: 2024-05-09
Reference: 18-01456
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: San Antonio
ZIP: 78112

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