Propulsion Engineer - Huracan Components

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity. As a Propulsion Engineer - Huracan Components , you will own the technical follow-up of suppliers and manufacturing partners providing assigned secondary components for Huracan , our lunar lander main engine. These components may include sensors, valves, actuators, mechanisms, or instrumentation hardware supporting the engine. You will be responsible for ensuring that assigned components are technically mature, tested, qualified, delivered, integrated, and ready to support Huracan's development and operations. You will work closely with systems engineering, subsystems (pumps, thrust chamber, engine controller), avionics, program management, procurement, quality, PA, supplier quality, AIT/MAIT, test, materials and processes, safety, operations, and the relevant suppliers or manufacturing partners. Key Responsibilities • Own the technical follow-up of assigned components during the whole steps from concept to qualification • Provide hands-on technical support for component design and industrialisation , including trade-offs, interface definition, CAD and drawing reviews, design-for-manufacture and assembly, and resolution of technical issues during build and integration. • Define and maintain the technical baseline for each component, including requirements, interfaces, standards, verification approach, acceptance criteria, configuration, and open technical points. • Maintain a system-level view of component interfaces and constraints , including mechanical, fluidic, thermal, electrical, command, sensing, cleanliness, materials compatibility, safety, operations, and integration aspects. • Define and drive development, qualification, acceptance, and integration test strategies , including test objectives, setups, instrumentation, procedures, readiness reviews, execution, data analysis, and closure of findings. • Review test results and supplier evidence to confirm performance, robustness, lifetime, environmental, interface, safety, production-repeatability, and other applicable requirements are met. • Define and review relevant test campaigns , including functional performance, leakage, pressure and flow behaviour, response time, actuation, thermal and vibration environments, EMC, cleanliness, lifecycle performance, fault conditions, and production repeatability. • Lead the technical interface with suppliers, manufacturing partners, special-process providers, and test houses , including review of deliverables, drawings, analyses, procedures, inspection evidence, deviations, non-conformances, and test packages. • Identify, communicate, and manage technical risks, anomalies, and corrective actions , including performance shortfalls, leakage, response issues, cleanliness and materials concerns, lifetime limitations, weak evidence, production variability, delivery risks, and integration constraints. • Support Huracan MAIT/AIT, integration, testing, and operations preparation , including readiness reviews, setup and instrumentation reviews, procedure reviews, test execution, troubleshooting, data assessment, recovery or retest decisions, and the capture of component limitations, monitoring needs, failure responses, and operational constraints. What We Would Love To See From You • Engineering background in aerospace, mechanical, propulsion, fluids, electrical, instrumentation, or a related discipline, with experience in spacecraft, launch vehicles, industrial systems, or other safety-critical hardware. • Experience designing and developing hardware, including CAD, drawings, design reviews, manufacturing, assembly, integration, materials, tolerances, and applicable standards. • Experience managing the technical follow-up of suppliers and manufacturin