Staff Propulsion Engineer
True Anomaly · Denver, CO OR Long Beach, CA
Posted about 3 months ago · $155,000-$260,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
- high 179 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
- Hiring momentum
- 220 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.
About this role
As a Staff Propulsion Development Engineer at True Anomaly, you will design, build, and test propulsion systems for autonomous spacecraft. Your role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure compliance with mission requirements and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. You will also mentor other engineers and present your work to internal and external customers.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- 10+ years of professional experience in Launch or Space Vehicles
- Demonstrated experience with stage systems, rocket engines, flight valves, and/or detailed fluid system architecture and analysis
- Propulsion test experience including hot-fire or pressure testing, vehicle-level propulsion checkouts, and propellant loading
- Fluid system design and analysis including pressurization system sizing, water hammer analysis, pressure budgets, FMECAs, and FDIR architecture
- Demonstrated ability to work and lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 10+ years professional experience in development and production of space systems
- 5+ years project leadership experience
- Valve and/or propellant tank design, analysis, and manufacturing experience
- Experience in or exposure to mechanical design for propulsion systems, mechanisms, and/or optical payloads
What you get
- Base Salary: $185,000-$280,000
- Equity
- Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401K
- Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- No remote work options; fully onsite role required in Denver
- Travel up to 20% expected to Long Beach factory and vendor sites
- Physical demands of the job include bending, sitting, lifting, and driving
- Position open until filled; timeline for hiring is unclear
Summarised from True Anomaly's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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