How You’ll Fulfill Your Mission

• Technical Leadership
• Lead and manage a team of 4-8 mechanical engineers 
• Serve as mechanical design expert, defining best practices, DFx standards, CAD standards, etc
• Conduct mechanical peer reviews of models and drawings
• Set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to ensure project completion


• Mechanical Design
• Design of propulsion modules, structural components, pneumatics, tanks, tubing, harnessing/wiring layout for existing contracts
• New development (clean-sheet design) of next generation in-space propulsion systems and other space products
• Generate 3D models, fully dimensioned drawings, and interface control documents per ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards using Siemens NX CAD tool
• Perform initial structural analyses in NX Simcenter / hand calculations and coordinate with System Analysis team
• Document & update testing procedures, test & analysis results, inspection reports, FMEAs, requirement documents, work instructions, etc. 
• Build & render system layouts for customer evaluation and proposals
• Ensure best practices in our Product Data Management system including design documentation, process documentation, inspection, and quality control
• Deliver efficient designs capable of high-volume production throughput

Qualifications

• You have 3+ years of technical leadership or engineering management experience
• You have 8+ years of professional experience in mechanical design and analysis using CAD & PLM tools (Siemens NX preferred)
• You have experience with hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or testing of aerospace hardware
• You have a strong understanding of various manufacturing processes 
• You have strong mechanical engineering fundamentals
• You can critically analyze problems and are excited by new design challenges
• You are self-motivated and have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Multipliers

• You have 5+ years of leadership or management experience
• You have 12+ years of professional experience in mechanical design
• Experience with production tooling or product design in either prototype or volume environments
• Familiarity with space systems
• Experience with electronics packaging
• Experience with high pressure pneumatics/fluid management systems and designs including latch valves, piezo valves, and regulators
• Experience designing high-temperature components
• You have 3+ years of FEA experience (NASTRAN preferred)
• You have experience with thermal and CFD tools (Thermal Desktop and Star-CCM preferred)