Propulsion Engineering Lead

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🕒 October 30

🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

💵 $170k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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AscendArc

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2023

🚀 Aerospace

📡 Telecommunications

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $45M Early Stage VC (Series A) on 2026-07

Aerospace • Telecommunications

AscendArc is a company developing next-generation geostationary satellite technology. According to the provided materials, it positions itself as making geostationary satellites faster to build, easier to scale, and dramatically more cost-effective—promoting satellite connectivity as “cheaper than fiber” and “reimagining what GEO can be. ” AscendArc appears focused on advancing GEO spacecraft and systems to enable lower-cost, higher-scale satellite communications and broadband infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Own end-to-end performance of the propulsion subsystem from architecture through test to demonstrated in-orbit results • Own the electric propulsion architecture for a full-EP GEO spacecraft, including propellant feed system, Hall-effect-class thruster integration, and PPU integration • Drive propulsion supplier selection and release of long-lead propulsion procurement • Define propulsion test requirements and specify test systems and ground support equipment • Oversee supplier- and system-level test execution • Analyze and accept propulsion test results • Own EOR/station-keeping delta-V strategy and supporting propulsion analyses • Assess in-orbit propulsion performance against predictions and correlate results back to models • Collaborate with Structures, GNC, Power, Systems, AIT, and mission operations teams • Drive procurement release and design closure for propulsion on the critical path

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of spacecraft propulsion experience • B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering • Direct experience with electric propulsion (Hall-effect or gridded ion), xenon feed systems, and PPU integration • Demonstrated ownership of propulsion verification, including defining test requirements, specifying test systems/GSE, and analyzing and accepting test results • Familiarity with EOR and station-keeping delta-V analysis for GEO missions and correlating in-orbit propulsion performance against predictions • Experience driving propulsion supplier selection and procurement of long-lead propulsion hardware • Working knowledge of pressure-vessel (COPV) and propulsion safety considerations • Must be a U.S. person: U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have refugee/asylee status • Applicants on temporary work visas such as H-1B, TN, or O-1 are not eligible

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