Senior Propulsion Cycle Analysis Engineer

About the role

Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies-which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system-with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government. We're a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We're generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.

Responsibilities

• Utilize propulsion 1D thermodynamic cycle models (NPSS, PyCycle, GasTurb, Amesim) to predict engine performance from analytical maps and operating conditions
• Improve and maintain the accuracy of simulation models through anchoring to historical and internally generated test data
• Develop tool automation to improve functionality and user interface
• Collaborate with engineering departments on engine parameter sensitivity analysis and implications to aircraft performance
• Leverage first principles to extrapolate system-level performance models into next-gen hardware design cycles
• Analyze test data for characterization hardware behavior and performance
• Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations
• Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions

Requirements

• 5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations
• Foundational knowledge of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and compressible flow
• Understanding of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, regulators, pneumatics)
• Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results
• Experience with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, communication protocol, data structures, and software interfaces
• Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
• Flexibility to work in fast-paced and high-growth environment
• Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work

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