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You will apply your systems engineering discipline to complex systems with space methods, hardware components, and their practical application.\nEssential functions include:\nApplies knowledge and experience of engineering concepts to solve and find propulsion systems solutions\nDesign of bipropellant, monopropellant, cold gas, and electric satellite propulsion systems\nPerform subsystem analyses including the optimization of propellant loading, plume analyses, thruster alignments, and on-orbit performance assessment\nResponsible for propulsion hardware performance specification including propellant/pressurant tank sizing, thruster selection and configuration, and performance characteristics, redundancy and fault management.\nWork with power, thermal, bus electronics engineers to ensure subsystem architecture meets operational requirements\nDefine and capture subsystem test requirements and flow-down to unit level\nSupport qualification and testing of propulsion systems\nDemonstrated team player and project management skills\nMinimum Requirements:\nMust be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident\nB.S. degree in Physics, Engineering, or related discipline. A master's degree may count toward two years of experience\nExperience or coursework in electric and chemical propulsion systems, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, physics\n2 years of relevant work experience\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with hall thrusters, ion thrusters, colloid thrusters, or other electric propulsion technologies\nExperience with gas feed systems and tanks\nAbility to create CAD models\nAbility to perform thermal, structural, and fluid analyses\n\nIn support of pay transparency at Lanteris Space Systems, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.\n\n•The base pay for this position within California is: $82,000.00 - $136,000.00 annually.\n\nFor all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.\nWe offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.\nThe application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.\nThe date of posting can be found on the Lanteris Space Systems Career page at the top of each job posting.\nTo apply, submit your application via the Lanteris Space Systems Career page.\n\nLanteris Space Systems values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 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