Propulsion Engineer

Start Date: February 2022

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About us

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Space Resources Laboratory is a space subsystem provider with focus on the small satellite industry. Our products include CubeSat platforms, CubeSat deployers, Micro-propulsion systems etc. Our aim is to exploit the small satellite industry and make space more accessible to everyone.

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Project Description

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We are looking for a propulsion engineer to work on our propulsion systems project on a full-time basis for a minimum period of 12 months. This project deals with the design and development of a cold gas propulsion system for nanosatellites in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

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Responsibilities

  • Perform hand calculation for the propulsion systems design

  • Design and model propulsion systems using CAD software (Ideally Siemens NX)

  • Perform flow analysis and CFD

  • Prepare technical documentations and presentations

 

Essential Skills/Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in a relevant field of engineering such as Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics etc.

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Good understanding of propulsion systems

  • Proficiency in CFD (Ideally using FORTRAN, MATLAB, ANSYS (Fluent) or NASTRAN)

  • Ability to work on short deadlines

 

Optional Skills

  • Master’s/PhD in a relevant field of engineering such as Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics etc.

  • Ability to work with animation design tools such as Cinema4D, 3DSMAX, MAYA or BLENDER (ideal).

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK

Full Time Opportunity

FT2022T001

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