Propulsion System Design Engineer

1 dag geleden

Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Dawn Aerospace Voltijd

About the Job

Dawn Aerospace is looking for a Propulsion System Design Engineer. In this role, you'll take a leading hand in the design and development of custom propulsion systems for a diverse range of customer missions. You will work closely with our customers—translating their needs into technical requirements—and collaborate with internal engineering, manufacturing, and test teams throughout the full development cycle. This is a high-impact role where your expertise directly influences real customer projects and mission success. As a Propulsion System Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and development of the propulsion system
  • Management of requirements and ensuring their verification
  • Management of the technical budgets like mass, propellants and power
  • Close collaboration with the customer
  • Close collaboration with the subsystem experts
  • Close collaboration with the project manager

Required Experience: 

  • A degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar
  • 3+ years of experience in design and development of space systems
  • Experience in customer engagement
  • Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience with computer-aided design (CAD), preferably SolidWorks
  • Experience with MATLAB, Python or similar

Desired Experience: 

  • Experience with spacecraft propulsion systems, chemical or electrical
  • Experience with AIT
  • Experience with ECSS or NASA design standards
  • Experience with working in a geographically widespread team
  • Experience with rapid development cycles

Note: this role is a fixed term contract with intent for a permanent contract after 12 months.

About Dawn Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace is a space transportation company with a purpose.
Our mission is to enable the next generation of space users by providing more sustainable and scalable ways to access and move around in space. We believe this access, in the form of a transportation network, will fundamentally change what's possible from space. We currently focus on two areas of space transportation:

  • In-space propulsion
    We're a leading supplier of turnkey green propulsion systems for various classes of satellites. Our systems utilise safe, accessible propellants and we have over 170 of these propulsion units on more than 40 operational satellites already. A further 200 units are in production.
  • In-space servicing
    Coupled with our propulsion expertise, we are ensuring that our customers' satellites are refuellable. In the coming years, Dawn will offer a refueling service to enable life extension of customer satellites. This new market is aligned with our sustainability goal to ensue a clean and safe space for everyone 
  • Spaceplane
    Our Mk-II Aurora spaceplane demonstrator has completed over 60 successful flights and we recently completed campaigns utilising our in-house rocket engine. Mk-II is unique in that it combines the performance of a rocket and the rapid reusability and economic model of an aircraft.

Our international teams are distributed across four locations: the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and the USA.

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