
Engineer Propulsion Level 2/3
Rocket Center, WVJob$79–148K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The engineer analyzes, designs, or tests moderately complex materials, structural components, and control systems for propulsion systems. The role applies engineering principles, industry and company standards, and customer requirements to develop propulsion systems for launch vehicles, missile systems, and space mission systems. The posting lists Level 2 and Level 3 qualification paths and prefers propulsion-related technical skills, programming and modeling tools, teamwork, communication, and project experience.
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Perform analysis, design, or test of one or more moderately complex materials (including energetics), structural components, and control systems for propulsion systems. Apply engineering principles, industry standards, company standards and customer requirements to develop propulsion systems (electric, solid/liquid fuel rocket, air-breathing, thrusters) for application in launch vehicles, missile systems, and space mission systems. Basic Qualifications: Level 2: BS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering with 2 years of related work experience or a MS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering Level 3: BS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering with 5 years of related work experience or a MS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering with 3 years of related work experience Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret clearance. U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite. Preferred Qualifications: Skills related to statics, dynamics, fluids, thermodynamics, rocket propulsion, computer skills/programming (MATLAB, FORTRAN, Solid Modeling, Excel) are all desirable. Leadership & teamwork capabilities Excellent interpersonal communication skills Self-motivated, willing to learn, and interested in working in a team environment Experience developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups Able to work in an autonomous work environment on complex projects Experience working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from project inception through launch Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
How this job compares
Set against the 7,513 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$79–148K/yr
- West Virginia median$91–156K/yr30 salary ranges
- US median$106–160K/yr4,468 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $113K, is 10% below the West Virginia median midpoint ($126K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in West Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in West Virginia and 7,513 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,201 postings).
- Education
- 5,300 of the 7,513 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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