Singularity Defense

Senior Propulsion Engineer, Analysis

Denver, CO · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago

PythonMATLABStatisticsComplianceBusiness DevelopmentANSYSFEACFDStructural AnalysisMIL-STDAerospace EngineeringLeadershipMentoring

About the role

This is a senior individual contributor role with expectations for technical leadership, program ownership, and mentorship of junior engineers.

Develop and validate predictive models in SPP, CLWire, or equivalent tools, correlating strand burner and subscale motor data to full-scale performance with confidence bounds.
Lead ballistic anomaly investigations and author formal disposition packages.
Participate in motor performance margin analysis and support trade studies during proposal and PDR/CDR phases.
Structural Analysis Perform advanced structural and thermal analyses using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN) to evaluate stress, strain, fatigue, vibration, buckling, and thermal loads under extreme operating conditions.
Testing, Characterization & Data Ownership Design and execute comprehensive characterization programs covering mechanical (JANNAF strain invariant failure theory, uniaxial tensile, stress relaxation), burn rate (Crawford bomb, strand burner), and aging (HTPB hydrolysis, AP recrystallization, surveillance coupon programs).
Help define and maintain the organization's composite propellant technology roadmap.

Characterize and model burn rate pressure exponent, temperature sensitivity, and erosive burning behavior under the wide operating temperature ranges (-65°F to +160°F) required of tactical systems.
Participate in or lead mishap investigations and corrective action boards as required.
Experience with knowledge of additive manufacturing and its application to propulsion components.
Proficiency in CFD tools (ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+) for coupled fluid-structural analysis.
Experience with solid rocket motor MIL-SPEC standards, STANAG 4170, and DoD explosive safety regulations

We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA.
Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms.
With a world-class business development & leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.
About The Company We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA.
Analyze and interpret test data with statistical rigor, author technical reports, and present findings to program leadership and government customers.

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