Overview Senior Manager of Fluid Systems Design leads a multidisciplinary team to translate architecture choices into flight-ready fluid system designs for propulsion, thermal, and life-support systems on Haven modules. You will own component-level design and drive cross-functional collaboration with structures, GNC, avionics, and manufacturing to ensure safe, reliable space hardware. The role shapes system integration, design validation, and risk management for a pioneering commercial space station program. You will scale a world-class design team in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- generous paid time off and vacation policy
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan access and company matching (implied)
Responsibilities- Lead design team translating architecture choices for propulsion, TCS and ECLSS into vehicle packaging for future Haven modules
- Own component-level design practices for propulsion, TCS and ECLSS
- Develop process tools to streamline design activities, enabling component responsible engineers to be force multipliers
- Lead team of designers across the fluid systems engineering team, flexing resources as needed, and building cross-system experience
- Interface with structures design team on overall vehicle integration, establishing and enforcing standard design and modeling practices
- Collaborate with the fluid system analysis team on structural, fracture, and dynamics requirements for design validation
- Partner with the fluid system test team to design ground support equipment and test stands for development, qualification and acceptance testing
- Build and mentor a team of design engineers, establishing clear ownership and accountability for world-class design work
- Drive communication and collaboration between fluid systems design, structures, and operations, resolving manufacturing and integration challenges
- Support risk management, CDR/dCDR action item tracking, and lessons-learned capture from prior missions
- Partner with information systems team on design tool development and deployment
- Manage technical interfaces with external partners and government agencies on propulsion system requirements and supplier qualification
- Coordinate with external research partners on advanced system development and evaluations
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
- 2+ years hands-on engineering followed by 2-5 years in systems engineering, technical project management, or customer-facing aerospace roles
- 8+ years in system design with component-level authority on flight hardware (propulsion, thermal, or ECLSS)
- 2+ years experience overseeing/managing a technical engineering team
- Expertise in fluid system design (pressure vessels, tubing routings, seals, valves, fans, filters, ducting)
- Experience with high-pressure fluid systems including fracture criticality
- Familiarity with P&IDs, ConOps, and fill/drain considerations for vehicle integration
- Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and drive design decisions to closure
- Experience supporting design reviews (CDR, PDR) and risk tracking
- Strong cross-functional communication across structures, GNC, avionics, software, and manufacturing
- leadership and mentoring
- cross-functional collaboration
- clear communication
- fluid system design
- pressure vessels and tubing routing
- mechanical fluid seals and control valves
