# Senior Propulsion Development Engineer (m/f/d)

About Rocket Factory Augsburg At Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), we have one clear goal: to create low-cost, flexible, and reliable access to space. We specialize in building small launch vehicles designed to deploy satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. Together with you, we aim to revolutionize space services and help improve life on Earth. Sounds interesting? Then join our journey and become part of the team driving the New Space movement in Europe. About the Team Our international and agile team is looking for support from a motivated person to own the design and development of engine subsystems and associated hardware ensuring correct integration with other subsystems. If you want to see your designs fly, work side-by-side with passionate engineers, and take full ownership of your hardware, send us an application today. Your Tasks Support the development of new propulsion designs based on real test data Collaborate daily with Test, Manufacturing, analysis and Production teams Investigate test anomalies and perform root cause analysis to improve performances Ensure design documentation is correct and up to date Create design specs for engine development (pressure casc

- **Id**: 242852
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rocket-factory-augsburg-propulsion-development-engineer-mfd>
- **Role**: Aerospace
- **Role family**: Aerospace
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Augsburg, Germany
- **Countries**: DE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-04-02T06:46:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T05:45:44Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 221
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3700
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Flexible schedule, Home office
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Launch Services

## Company

- **Id**: 51898
- **Name**: Rocket Factory Augsburg
- **Domain**: rfa.space
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/rocket-factory-augsburg>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 73
- **Open postings**: 48
- **Ghost share**: 0.375
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 64
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 58000
- **Max usd**: 124000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: global_role_cell_scaled_by_country
- **Sample n**: 117

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Siemens NX** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ghost
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale, company_stale
- **Days open**: 221

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-05T10:34:36Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.3
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 220
- **Expected fill days**: 64
- **Reasons**: conf:0, ghost, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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