Propulsion Analysis Engineer

About Us

PLD Space is an international company on a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Space operates over 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

As part of a passionate and accomplished team, you will be responsible for the analysis of the launch vehicle Propulsion elements.

Responsibilities

• Participate in subsystem analysis and architecture of turbopump-fed liquid rocket engine, including component sizing, loads determination, and detailed analysis.

• Perform thermal / mechanical load analysis for engine components.

• Perform analysis and interpretation from Propulsion test and flight data.
• Generation of Engineering documentation.
• Maintain and improve program standard approaches to analysis.
• Liaise with Design Engineers of the same department and with others Engineering departments (Structures design and stress, M&P, Quality, etc.) and provide information to the Manufacturing area under request.
• Continuous research to optimize analysis solutions.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Complete the assigned tasks “on time, on quality, on cost"

Required Competencies

• Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s degree or demonstrable relevant experience in lieu thereof.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant technical experience.
• Demonstrated experience in analysis metallic structures for propellant lines.
• Knowledge in selection and application of analysis criteria according to the loading conditions, working environment, etc.
• Fluent written and oral communication both in Spanish and English.
• Required software knowledge: Ansys and Teamcenter.

Valued Competencies

• Previous experience in Aerospace Industry as Propulsion analysis engineer or Stress Analysis Engineer (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Familiar with the main manufacturing technologies and capabilities
• Knowledge of the most common corrosion prevention rules and surface protection.
• Knowledge of the most common cryogenic (LOX) cleaning procedures.
• Knowledge of Cryogenic (LOX) manipulation.
• Familiar with Aerospace standard parts and typical light materials, metallic and non-metallic.
• An occasional need to travel with the role will be required.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, dealing with situations that are constrained by time and managing different tasks at once.
• Able to work autonomously with little supervision.

Benefits

Health

& Wellness

• Physiotherapy

  within our facilities

• 50%

  discount on your health insurance

• You

  can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.

• Healthy

  snacks and lots of fruit

Find

balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus

  December 24th and 31st

• Flexible work schedule

Never

stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development

  through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus

on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We

have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future

of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard

  work.

• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep

  it simple.

Join

us to reinvent how rockets are built!