Propulsion engineer jobs

Propulsion engineer: 558 open roles at 144 companies in 20 countries and remote. 216 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship, export-control eligibility or a government security clearance. 102 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 28 Oct 2026
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558
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144
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39%
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$145k

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Rocketdyne

rocketdyne.com
rocketdyne.com · HQ: Jupiter, United States · Manufacturing · Hardware · Power Supplies & Power Electronics · Aerospace Manufacturing · 501-1000 employees · Likely startup · Hiring 12, 7 new
HQ: Jupiter, United States · Manufacturing · Hardware · Power Supplies & Power Electronics · Aerospace Manufacturing · 501-1000 employees · Likely startup · Hiring 12, 7 new
Headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, Rocketdyne is a premier aerospace technology company specializing in space propulsion, space electronics, and advanced power systems. Backed by more than six decades of flight heritage - spanning flagship programs such as the Space Launch System (SLS), Orion spacecraft, GPS constellations, and the RL10 upper-stage engine powering vehicles like ULA's Vulcan - the company engineers and manufactures cryogenic rocket engines, in-space monopropellant and electric thrusters, high-reliability avionics, and spaceborne nuclear and power distribution architectures. Operating specialized centers of excellence across the United States, Rocketdyne delivers critical propulsion and mission-essential subsystems to civil space agencies, national security programs, and commercial satellite and launch providers worldwide.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Proposal Management Lead, In Space Propulsion & Space

$127k – $236k per year · Lead · 16+ years exp · In office · Bachelor's Degree · TS/SCI · Staff
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varda.com · HQ: El Segundo, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Space Services · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2021 · Trust B · Hiring 111, 27 new
HQ: El Segundo, United States · Satellite Manufacturing · Space Services · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2021 · Trust B · Hiring 111, 27 new
Varda Space Industries is an El Segundo, California company that builds and flies autonomous W-Series spacecraft to process pharmaceuticals in microgravity and return them to Earth in reentry capsules. Founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov and backed by Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund and General Catalyst, it builds its payloads, capsules, heat shields and satellite buses in-house and sells reentry flights as a hypersonic testbed for government customers. It hires flight, embedded, mission and ground software engineers, firmware engineers, structures, aerodynamics and thermofluids engineers, and manufacturing engineers.
Delian Asparouhov · Director · decision-maker
William Bruey · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Shahin Farshchi · Director
Delian Asparaouhov · Director
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Propulsion)

$182k – $263k per year · Equity · Lead · 6+ years exp · In office (El Segundo, United States) · Master's Degree · Nationals only · Hazardous materials · Principal
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago Likely open · 45%

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Propulsion)

$140k – $179k per year · Equity · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (El Segundo, United States) · Master's Degree · Nationals only · Hazardous materials · Senior
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Benchmarkspacesystems

benchmarkspacesystems.com
benchmarkspacesystems.com · HQ: Burlington, United States · Space Services · 51-200 employees · Est. 2014 · Startup · Hiring 13, 9 new
HQ: Burlington, United States · Space Services · 51-200 employees · Est. 2014 · Startup · Hiring 13, 9 new
Benchmark Space Systems delivers proven in-space propulsion, High-Test Peroxide systems, ASCENT monopropellant systems, and electric propulsion systems, with 15+ missions launched and less than 12 months concept to delivery.,.
M McDeavitt · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Wesley Grove · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
M. McDevitt · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Ryan McDevitt · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Verified live · 30 min ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Propulsion Development Engineering Intern

≈ $89k – $230k per year (Estimated) · Intern · In office (Pleasanton, United States) · Internship · Intern
SolidWorks
Fusion 360
SpaceTech
CATIA
GD&T
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Verified live · 30 min ago 2 months ago Long shot · 19%

Propulsion Systems Engineer

≈ $130k – $234k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · In office (Pleasanton, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Nationals only · Senior
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
ANSYS
GD&T
Thermal Desktop
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Bombardier

bombardier.com
bombardier.com · HQ: Montreal, Canada · General Aviation · Aircraft Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1942 · Trust A · Hiring 598, 20 new
HQ: Montreal, Canada · General Aviation · Aircraft Manufacturing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1942 · Trust A · Hiring 598, 20 new
Bombardier is a Canadian business jet manufacturer founded in 1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, originally as a maker of snow vehicles. After selling its rail, commercial aircraft and recreational products businesses, it now focuses on the Challenger and Global families of business jets, along with aircraft maintenance, parts and defence variants of its jets. Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Experienced Propulsion Systems Engineer

≈ $91k – $163k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (Wichita, United States, 8am - 4pm) · Bachelor's Degree · Nationals only · Senior
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 7 days ago Hiring now · 80%

Professional Senior, Engineering, Propulsion Systems

≈ $98k – $177k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 8+ years exp · In office (Wichita, United States, 8am - 4pm) · Bachelor's Degree · Senior · French
DO-160
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Intuitive Machines

intuitivemachines.com
intuitivemachines.com · HQ: Houston, United States · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2013 · Hiring 53, 4 new
HQ: Houston, United States · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2013 · Hiring 53, 4 new
Intuitive Machines built the Nova-C lander that made the first commercial Moon landing. Its work covers lunar delivery, orbital services and space infrastructure. The company is publicly listed and based near the Johnson Space Center.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Propulsion Engineer

$82k – $136k per year · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Palo Alto, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Nationals only · Junior
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PLD Space

pldspace.com
pldspace.com · HQ: Elche, Spain · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2011 · Hiring 100, 100 new
HQ: Elche, Spain · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2011 · Hiring 100, 100 new
PLD Space is a Spanish aerospace company founded in 2011 and based in Elche. It develops the Miura family of reusable launch vehicles and in 2023 flew the first privately developed European suborbital rocket. The company is building Miura 5 as a small satellite launcher operating from French Guiana.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Propulsion Integration Engineer

≈ $36k – $76k per year (Estimated) · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Elche, Spain) · Bachelor's Degree · Junior · English
GD&T
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Propulsion Analysis Engineer

≈ $45k – $103k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (Elche, Spain) · Bachelor's Degree · Middle · Spanish
ANSYS
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 67ANSYS 63GD&T 59MATLAB 55SolidWorks 45Siemens NX 33Microsoft Office 24Agile 18Computer Vision 17Sensor Fusion 17CATIA 17Verification & Validation 14Simulink 14FMEA 14Nastran 14Abaqus 12

Where the roles are

Long Beach 52Hawthorne 52Los Angeles 33Seattle 32Huntsville 28El Segundo 26Redondo Beach 19Costa Mesa 15Denver 15Mojave 12

Aerospace roles that fit you

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Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

216 of the 558 roles here state no citizenship, export-control or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which aerospace companies hire most?

SpaceX (51), Blue Origin (28), Relativity Space (25), Impulse Space (24), Rocket Lab (23).

Which roles count as aerospace jobs?

Every propulsion, GNC, avionics, aerodynamics, structures, spacecraft, satcom, launch, flight test and aircraft maintenance role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician, data and IT roles of the aviation and space companies - aircraft makers and airlines' engineering, launch, satellites, Earth observation, eVTOL. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out, and so is weapons and missile work.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

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