# Staff Propulsion Engineer

Hiring organization: [CesiumAstro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cesiumastro)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0643ca6e-0508-459d-9252-d1eca65fcb27

Listed on CesiumAstro's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Lead / Staff / Principal
- Location: El Segundo, CA
- Salary: 150000 – 181000 USD per year

## Summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a senior propulsion engineer to lead the structural and thermal design of launch vehicle components from concept to flight. This role suits someone with deep expertise in FEA and thermal analysis who wants to mentor teams and solve complex aerospace problems in a startup environment.

_Our summary, not CesiumAstro's wording._

## Skills named

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Structural Design

## Required

- U.S. citizen or authorized to work in the U.S.
- expertise in structural and thermal design of launch vehicle components
- strong background in FEA and thermal simulations
- hands-on experience in experimental development and testing of aerospace systems

## Nice to have

- experience mentoring engineering teams
- experience with international R&D collaboration

Apply on CesiumAstro's site: https://jobs.lever.co/CesiumAstro/511ac63c-ffa1-4b66-be91-eb7c3ab21767/apply