Jobs at Agile Space Industries

Coordinates staffing, test campaign planning, facility scheduling, purchasing, vendor management, and shipping/receiving for propulsion testing operations. Tracks consumables and inventory, manages the site Kanban system, supports forecasting, audits, compliance, and process improvements, and coordinates across engineering, program management, finance, vendors, and test operations. The role requires reliable onsite work in an active, hazardous industrial environment and occasional overtime.

Lead mechanical design for chemical rocket systems: create concepts, perform hand calculations and CAD designs, conduct structural/thermal/fluid analysis, coordinate design reviews, oversee vendors and manufacturing transitions, develop assembly/test instructions, execute hands-on assembly and testing, analyze data, and drive risk mitigation and cross-functional communication.

Design, analyze, prototype, manufacture, and test mechanical components and assemblies for chemical rocket engines and in-space propulsion systems. Lead design reviews, create CAD models, drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions; perform structural, thermal, and fluid analyses; coordinate vendors and cross-functional teams; support hardware assembly, testing, data analysis, risk mitigation, and customer communication.

Leads complex aerospace propulsion programs from concept through production and lifecycle support. Responsibilities include integrated planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk mitigation, stakeholder management, cross-functional team leadership, governance reviews, PMO process improvement, performance analysis, mentoring, customer engagement, and proposal support.

Leads technical execution for in-space propulsion hardware and engineering programs. Coordinates multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, testing, supply chain, quality, suppliers, and customers while managing development plans, milestones, risks, technical baselines, documentation, reviews, and changes. Partners with program management to align technical objectives, resources, cost, and schedule, and drives complex technical issues to resolution. The role supports multiple seniority levels based on experience, leadership, complexity, and organizational scope.

Leads complex rocket engine and propulsion projects from development through qualification and lifecycle support. Responsibilities include technical planning, scheduling, risk and issue mitigation, resource and budget management, performance measurement, stakeholder coordination, program reviews, governance, and cross-functional leadership. The role may oversee propulsion subsystem portfolios, drive strategic alignment, coordinate multiple programs, manage external customers, and improve PMO processes and organizational practices.

Lead architecture, development, and operation of scalable cloud platforms for real-time rocket engine telemetry. Design high-throughput APIs, microservices, serverless systems, integrations, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines using Azure or AWS. Bridge embedded test systems with enterprise platforms, modernize legacy systems, improve observability and deployment processes, and support propulsion testing and manufacturing workflows. Serve as technical owner, manage incidents and performance, collaborate with engineering teams, and mentor software engineers.

Leads technical execution for multidisciplinary development of in-space propulsion systems, engines, and components. Manages development plans, work packages, milestones, technical risks, baselines, changes, documentation, reviews, and customer deliverables. Coordinates engineering, manufacturing, testing, supply chain, quality, suppliers, customers, and program management to align technical objectives, resources, cost, schedule, and priorities. Drives technical decisions and complex issues to resolution while providing technical leadership across aerospace hardware programs.

Lead systems engineering for rocket engine and thruster development programs, translating customer mission needs into requirements, architectures, verification plans, and delivered hardware. Drive trade studies, requirements traceability, technical risk closure, system integration, gated design reviews, qualification and acceptance testing, failure investigations, and cross-functional alignment among customers, suppliers, and engineering teams.

Lead and grow a delivery organization of program managers to turn propulsion hardware programs from concept through qualification and production. Own schedule, cost, risk, quality, and customer communications across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, test, and finance while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and contractual commitments.

Lead design, development, testing, and production support for liquid/hypergolic propulsion hardware. Own system and component design, run trade studies, support hot-fire tests, analyze data, drive root-cause fixes, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate cross-functional teams through reviews and productionization.

Own product definition and roadmap for in-space propulsion systems, lead technical proposal and requirements activities from award through SRR, coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams, support customer engagement, trade studies, anomaly investigations, and transition products into program execution.

Lead product definition, technical roadmaps, and requirements for in-space propulsion systems. Support proposals, gated design reviews, program handoffs, trade studies, anomaly investigations, and cross-functional coordination with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and customers. Drive technical execution plans and establish strategic relationships to align products with mission needs.

Lead design and development of complex in-space propulsion components for hypergolic rocket engines. Drive system-level architecture, CAD and drawing production, BOMs, manufacturing collaboration, analysis (thermal/stress), risk mitigation, testing, and mentor engineering teams while shaping company-wide technical execution.

Lead design and development of complex in-space propulsion components for hypergolic rocket engines. Own full lifecycle from concept and hand calculations to CAD, BOMs, vendor selection, testing, risk mitigation, and cross-functional integration. Mentor engineers, advise leadership on technical direction, and translate strategy into engineering requirements for hardware and systems.

Lead systems engineering for rocket engine and thruster programs: translate mission needs into requirements, develop architecture and V&V plans, manage trade studies and risks, support tests and reviews, and align customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams through delivery.

Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain data acquisition and control software for propulsion testing using NI LabVIEW (including FPGA and Real-Time). Interface with sensors, instruments, and control hardware; implement communication protocols; ensure software development best practices, safety, and long-term reliability; mentor teammates and guide architecture and technical decisions.

Lead architecture, design, and development of data acquisition and control systems for propulsion testing. Mentor engineers, develop LabVIEW (including FPGA/Real-Time) applications, integrate sensors and instruments, manage hardware-software interfaces, enforce software standards, and champion safety and long-term system reliability.

Lead design, development, and optimization of hypergolic and storable liquid rocket propulsion systems from concept through production. Perform system-level trade studies, thermal and performance modeling, test planning and data analysis, supplier selection, root-cause analysis, documentation, and technical mentorship. Support cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.