Senior Launch Vehicle Engineer (Ravn X Stage Two)

Huntsville, Alabama; Denver, Colorado

Aevum is seeking a Senior Launch Vehicle Engineer to take full ownership of the Ravn X stage two rocket vehicle from development to flight and beyond. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience designing and developing orbital rocket stages. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary engineering team to oversee various design and development activities for the Ravn X stage two rocket vehicle, often traveling to observe stage tests against qualification and acceptance test campaigns. Your laser-focused objective is the spaceflight of the Ravn X stage two rocket vehicle.
You will report to the Chief Engineer of Ravn X.

The ideal candidate is also academically astute, inquisitive and relentlessly focused on mission success. This is a fast-paced position. Prior relevant experience is necessary, the ideal candidate must have demonstrated success working with a multi-disciplinary, highly technical teams.

Aevum’s timelines are aggressive and our engineers will be asked to work as hard as necessary.  Aevum’s ideal candidate is passionate about making the world better, is a self-starter, and is hungry to do work that matters.

• Design, develop, test, produce, assemble, integrate, fly, and decommission the Ravn X stage two rocket vehicle.
• Write procedures and processes for spaceflight of Ravn X stage two rocket vehicle.
• Lead and motivate a team of highly intelligent rocket engineers - leading by example.
• Develop and oversee analysis activities related to stage two development (pressurization, vehicle startup/shutdown, contingency, flight termination, etc.)
• Derive, originate, and review technical requirements through verification and validation (V&V).
• Perform vehicle level analysis for full duration orbital missions from takeoff to orbit insertion to reentry.
• Review analyzed vehicle loads, flight dynamics analysis results, vehicle control laws and decompose results into technical requirements to ensure stage two performance against analyzed results.
• Review and help develop guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) of the stage two rocket vehicle.
• Review 3DOF and 6DOF trajectory analysis results and analyze the stage two vehicle design against mission requirements, flagging any driving flight events or changes to technical risk.
• Oversee subsystem projects and lead technical activities to ensure stage two spaceflight to success.
• Conduct design and test reviews of subsystems
• Develop and manage integrated schedules (IS) to ensure timely execution of the Ravn X stage two vehicle program against contracted orbital mission schedules.
• Conduct flight readiness reviews (FRR), Launch readiness reviews (LRR), and lead specific parts of orbital launch campaigns ensuring reliable delivery of spacecraft and satellites to orbit
• Participate in FAA launch licensing activities as needed in support of Aevum's Space Logistics Team.
• Ensure the safe delivery of flight-worthy Ravn X stage two vehicles to spaceports.

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering or related technical field
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience developing and integrating launch vehicles
• 7+ years of experience designing or analyzing launch vehicles
• Demonstrated experience with launch vehicle analysis methods and hands-on analysis
• Strong understanding of launch vehicle flight dynamics
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and intense startup environment.

• Demonstrated success designing and flying orbital rocket stages
• Experience successfully passing gated design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, FRR, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to determine root cause and implement corrective actions
• Strong mentality toward safety and occupational hazards

• Must be willing to travel as necessary (<25%)
• As needed, must be willing to work extended hours and occasional weekends.