ABOUT PARABILIS

At Parabilis, we design, develop, test, and fly affordable propulsion, launch vehicle, and spacecraft/small satellite solutions.  Our vision is to enable new space markets by providing innovative but simple propulsion, launch vehicle, and spacecraft solutions that are substantially more affordable than currently available products.  Parabilis is one of the few companies in the world that has both propulsion and satellite capabilities under one roof.

We are leveraging the extensive space heritage of our team to build an exciting and growing company that will meet the current and future needs of our customers and provide a challenging and fun place for our employees to pursue their dreams.  Our current programs include an upper stage for a commercial small launch vehicle, a space mission for the United States Air Force, and hypersonic propulsion R&D for space and atmospheric flights.

Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. is located in San Marcos, CA and operates a propulsion test facility in Lakeside, CA.

JOB SUMMARY

If you are selected for this position, your responsibilities will involve substantial design work, but you’ll also have extensive opportunities to contribute to building, testing, and troubleshooting the systems or components you design as they move through the value chain.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing and developing propulsion and spacecraft systems; generating detailed drawings; generating and maintaining documents and specifications
• Using appropriate engineering tools (e.g., Matlab) to perform common analyses such as FEA.
• Supporting cold flow and hot fire propulsion tests
• Conducting proof pressure testing
• Troubleshooting anomalies that arise during build and test; conducting customer analyses and providing customer support as necessary
• Creating and writing clear procedures (including assembly procedures); conducting process hazard analyses (PHAs)
• Contributing to business development work (B&P) as needed
• Conducting searches for space-related components and suppliers; obtaining quotes; managing vendors in the supply chain

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• Knowledge of propulsion and spacecraft systems
• Approximately 2-5 years of experience designing/developing fluid systems, or components that are inherent to fluid systems (valves, pumps, tanks, regulators, or other fluid control devices)
• Intimate familiarity with at least one common engineering design tool that includes extensive knowledge of options, shortcuts, map keys, etc.  CREO/ProE knowledge and experience is strongly preferred.
• Ability to create releasable drawings based on a concept
• Ability to come up with non-obvious design solutions
• Ability to write clearly, precisely, and concisely
• Familiarity with and ability to write clear processes/procedures; ability to identify when something is or isn't a process deviation; ability to conduct process hazard analysis
• Ability to come up with solutions for common problems and roadblocks
• Ability to run common aerospace analyses and interpret/explain common data patterns
• Working knowledge of fluid system instrumentation and control components (e.g. pressure transducers, thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors, relays, solenoid valves, etc.)
• U.S. citizenship/US person

DESIRABLE

• Propulsion test experience
• Mill and lathe machining experience
• Ability to travel periodically