Propulsion Engineer II, Combustion Devices

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $104,000–$156,000 USD annually

Company

Develops and manufactures rockets, including the Terran R launch vehicle, to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

What you will do

• Own assigned combustion components from initial design through manufacturing, testing, qualification, and flight.
• Make technical decisions for combustion hardware across its complete product lifecycle.
• Develop highly performant and manufacturable propulsion components for the Terran R engine.
• Coordinate component development across propulsion, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and other engineering disciplines.
• Support exploration of future engine modifications, including thrust upgrades, new cycles, and mass-production design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering field.
• At least 2 years of experience developing propulsion components, combustion components, or related hardware.
• Applied engineering fundamentals in thermodynamics, thermal engineering, structural engineering, and fluid dynamics.
• Work location: Long Beach, California, United States.

Nice to have

• Experience in rocket engine development or testing.
• Demonstrated ownership in school or work experience.
• Working knowledge of combustion devices, heat exchangers, or ducting.
• Exposure to powder bed additive manufacturing and automation techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and accountability across engineering roles.
• Cross-functional collaboration and bottoms-up technical decision-making.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.