Valve Lead Engineer

Job description

About Pangea Propulsion: We are a company dedicated to developing advanced propulsion systems for the space industry based on three key principles: high efficiency, sustainability, and reusability. We are revolutionizing the space industry with ground-breaking innovations that allow us to offer the best performance to cost propulsion systems. Our goal is to be the propulsion provider for the next generation of spacecraft, which is essential to meet demands and compete in the booming space market of the next decade. We are a passionate, multicultural, and multidisciplinary team pushing the boundaries of what is possible in space propulsion technology. We have already made history by successfully testing the world's first 3D-printed Methalox Aerospike engine, marking a significant milestone for the space industry. We are looking for talented professionals to join our international teams in Barcelona and Toulouse. We want to be a key player in improving diversity in the Aerospace sector as, in Pangea, we believe that diversity (gender, age, race, sexual orientation, beliefs, disability, culture, etc.) is a key to success. Within Pangea, everyone can grow with the same opportunities. We encourage you to apply. Individually we are different, but together we are an amazing team! We are looking for a Senior Valve Engineer (Technical Authority) based in Toulouse. About the role We are seeking a hands-on valve expert who will serve as Pangea’s company-wide technical authority for valves . The mission is to build the internal capability to specify, design, analyse, source, test, qualify, industrialise, and continuously improve critical valves for our propulsion systems. The first priority will be to assess and internalise selected valves used on Nereus , starting where technically and commercially justified with HTP-compatible valves . The scope can then expand to other valve families and propulsion programmes based on risk, recurring cost, lead time, supply-chain dependence, and strategic value. This is a senior individual-contributor role with strong technical leadership. You will work closely with Fluidics and across Systems, Design, Analysis, Materials, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Test, and Operations, taking decisions from first principles and carrying them through to validated hardware. Key responsibilities · Act as Pangea’s technical reference for va…