About the role
Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. As a Thruster Technical Owner, you will own the technical follow-up of the supplier providing assigned Nyx Earth thruster assemblies, including the technical baseline, supplier development path, qualification evidence, delivery readiness, integration support, and flight-operations feedback loop. You will work closely with propulsion system engineering, GNC, avionics, vehicle design, program management, procurement, quality, PA, supplier quality, AIT/MAIT, test, safety, operations, and the thruster supplier or manufacturing partner. The reporting line is to be confirmed by Propulsion leadership. Key
Responsibilities Own the assigned thruster technical baseline, including
requirements, interfaces, verification methods, performance needs, qualification logic, review data, and acceptance criteria. Maintain a system-level view of thruster fluidic, mechanical, thermal, electrical, command, GNC, FDIR, safety, operations, and vehicle-design interfaces. Follow the supplier development path, hot-fire evidence path, qualification logic, acceptance test logic, review sequence, and flight-hardware decision path for the assigned thruster scope. Build a direct, fact-based technical relationship with the supplier or manufacturing partner while keeping TEC's independent technical judgment clear. Review supplier deliverables, analyses, drawings where available, procedures, inspection evidence, test results, review packages, and non-conformance inputs. Make technical maturity, evidence quality, manufacturing readiness, test readiness, schedule risk, delivery risk, and recovery options visible early. Support AIT/MAIT preparation, integration, test, operations preparation, flight-data review, and treatment of abnormal thruster behaviour. What We Would Love To See From You Strong aerospace, mechanical, propulsion, or related engineering background. Experience with spacecraft liquid propulsion hardware, ideally bipropellant thrusters, thrust chambers, thruster valves, hot-fire testing, qualification, manufacturing, or acceptance testing. Proven ability to own technical supplier follow-up for a critical component or unit across
