Propulsion Component Responsible Engineer – Motor Valves

Propulsion Component Responsible Engineer – Motor Valves

Houston, TX

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. We believe our mission is to further research, communications, and exploration beyond low lunar orbit. With multiple NASA lunar missions in the making and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

About the Role

For this role, we are seeking a Propulsion Component Responsible Engineer to own the production support, qualification, acceptance, and sustained performance of in-house cryogenic motor valves used across multiple flight vehicles. The Motor Valve Responsible Engineer serves as the technical authority for motor valves, working across manufacturing, test, and propulsion teams to ensure safe, repeatable, and reliable hardware delivery across programs. The level of autonomy and scope of responsibility will be commensurate with experience. In addition to motor valve ownership, this role will contribute to broader propulsion engineering activities consistent with experience and program needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Engineer and technical owner for cryogenic motor valves across multiple propulsion systems and vehicles.
• Maintain valve design intent, functional performance, interfaces, and configuration control.
• Support in-house motor valve production, working directly with manufacturing technicians and test personnel.
• Plan, execute, and review qualification and acceptance testing in accordance with established procedures and standards.
• Review test data, disposition anomalies, and implement corrective actions as required.
• Evaluate and implement design changes driven by test results, production feedback, or operational needs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable NASA, industry, and internal standards for pressure systems and flight hardware.
• Support propulsion system integration, vehicle-level testing, and mission operations as required.
• Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and certification or acceptance boards.
• Coordinate with systems engineering, safety, manufacturing, and operations teams throughout the hardware lifecycle.
• Contribute to general propulsion engineering activities, including component support, system integration, test support, and mission operations, as needed.

Required Education / Experience / Skills

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or MS with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
• Experience supporting hardware through build, test, qualification, or acceptance phases.
• Strong working knowledge of valves, seals, motors, cryogenic fluids, and high-pressure systems.
• Experience writing, executing, or reviewing hardware test procedures and test data.
• Experience working with manufacturing technicians and test operators.
• Solid understanding of propulsion system fundamentals, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.
• Clear technical communication and sound engineering judgment.

Preferred / Differentiating Experience

• Prior experience acting as a component owner or primary point of contact for flight hardware.
• Familiarity with NASA, aerospace, or safety-critical hardware standards and reviews.
• Experience with cryogenic propulsion feed system components.
• Exposure to configuration control, drawings, and change control processes.
• Experience supporting multiple programs or vehicle configurations in parallel.

Essential Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Willingness to support testing and mission operations schedules when required.
• Alignment with Intuitive Machines' core values: Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence.

EEOC Statement

Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.