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Propulsion Systems Engineer II

Blue Canyon · Lafayette, Colorado · On-site

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About Blue Canyon

Blue Canyon Technologies is a spacecraft manufacturing and mission systems company that designs and builds small satellites and related space hardware for commercial, civil, and defense missions. Backed by Space Capital.

About the role

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S.

What they're looking for

  • 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science discipline, or equivalent
  • Experience with all phases of the program lifecycle (business development, mission formulation, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and on-orbit operations)
  • System design experience, balancing performance, cost, power, emerging technologies, etc
  • Ability to perform trade studies and parametric analyses
  • Ability to develop procurement documents (specification, SOW) and manage subcontracts
More about this role

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Title: Propulsion Systems Engineer II

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $80,000 - $130,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

On-site position at our Lafayette , CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

  • Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
  • Life insurance
  • 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)

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