About Us

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating engineering, testing, manufacturing and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions.

With a team of more than 350 employees and 220 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates two launch bases: El Arenosillo, in Huelva (Spain); and the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of industrial infrastructures under management.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities.

Mission

As part of a passionate and accomplished team, you will be responsible for the analysis of the launch vehicle Propulsion elements.

Responsibilities

• Participate in subsystem analysis and architecture of turbopump-fed liquid rocket engine, including component sizing, loads determination, and detailed analysis.
• Perform thermal / mechanical load analysis for engine components.
• Perform analysis and interpretation from Propulsion test and flight data.
• Generation of Engineering documentation.
• Maintain and improve program standard approaches to analysis.
• Liaise with Design Engineers of the same department and with others Engineering departments (Structures design and stress, M&P, Quality, etc.) and provide information to the Manufacturing area under request.
• Continuous research to optimize analysis solutions.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Complete the assigned tasks “on time, on quality, on cost"

Required Competencies

• Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s degree or demonstrable relevant experience in lieu thereof.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant technical experience.
• Demonstrated experience in analysis metallic structures for propellant lines.
• Knowledge in selection and application of analysis criteria according to the loading conditions, working environment, etc.
• Fluent written and oral communication both in Spanish and English.
• Required software knowledge: Ansys and Teamcenter.

Valued Competencies

• Previous experience in Aerospace Industry as Propulsion analysis engineer or Stress Analysis Engineer (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Familiar with the main manufacturing technologies and capabilities
• Knowledge of the most common corrosion prevention rules and surface protection.
• Knowledge of the most common cryogenic (LOX) cleaning procedures.
• Knowledge of Cryogenic (LOX) manipulation.
• Familiar with Aerospace standard parts and typical light materials, metallic and non-metallic.
• An occasional need to travel with the role will be required.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, dealing with situations that are constrained by time and managing different tasks at once.
• Able to work autonomously with little supervision.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!