Aerospace engineer

US Citizens
All Qualified resumes will be contacted in 24 hours or less.

Key Responsibilities

The Aerospace Engineer will be responsible for:

• Interpreting mechanical hardware requirement specifications from interfacing systems.

• Developing and documenting mechanical system requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.

• Conducting concept trade studies and providing mechanical expertise to evaluate design options.

• Planning and executing verification and validation activities to ensure the mechanical design meets all requirements.

• Preparing and presenting design progress, approach, and rationale to design review boards.

• Ensuring hardware designs meet size, weight, power, and cost budgets.

• Authoring, updating, and maintaining hardware specifications throughout the project lifecycle.

• Defining and baselining mechanical interfaces with stakeholders to ensure seamless system integration.

• Performing and/or reviewing stress, thermal, and dynamic analyses using tools such as Solid Works and Thermal Desktop.

• Overseeing the preparation, review, and release of mechanical drawings to ensure technical accuracy and compliance with project schedules.

• Authoring detailed assembly procedures to ensure hardware is built to specifications.

• Developing test procedures to verify mechanical hardware compliance with specifications and drawings.

• Executing procurement, manufacturing, and testing of mechanical hardware to meet project milestones and quality standards.

• Contributing to safety documentation and presenting to safety review boards as required.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including electrical, systems, and quality engineers, to ensure project success.

• Performing other duties as assigned to support project objectives.

• Minimal travel required; occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary to meet project deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field from an accredited university or college.

• At least five years of mechanical engineering experience in product development for spaceflight, aerospace, or other high-reliability, high-specification equipment.

• Proficiency in solid modeling CAD software, such as Solid Works, for designing mechanical structures, mechanisms, or assemblies.

• Demonstrated experience conducting trade studies for mechanical design optimization.

• Competent with basic engineering calculations for stress, thermal, and dynamic analysis.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills with sound engineering judgment.

• Highly dependable, self-motivated, and accountable, with the ability to work effectively in a team or independently.

• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder). Must successfully complete a U.S. government background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience designing, procuring, manufacturing, and testing hardware for extreme environments (e.g., space, high-temperature, or high-vibration conditions).

• Familiarity with industry standards for mechanical design, manufacturing, and testing in aerospace or spaceflight applications.

• Competence with Solid Works Simulator and/or Thermal Desktop

• Experience with configuration management and version control of design documentation.